How to Manipulate the Pace of Your Editing to Infuse Drama & Tension Into Any Scene1 min read

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When you suddenly shift from slow, languidly-paced editing to quick, frenetic cuts, what emotional impact does that have on the audience?

In celebration of Inside The Edit’s holiday promotion where you can save 25% off a subscription (more details below), the course’s founder Paddy Bird is releasing a pair of high-quality tutorials that should help you to take your editing skills and creativity to the next level.

Today’s tutorial is all about pacing. Not so much about how to pace a scene, but how to shift the pacing for dramatic effect. So without any further ado, here’s Paddy to demonstrate a creative technique that he calls “Gear Changes.” This is a direct excerpt from his world-class creative editing course. I hope you enjoy it:

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