🎥 Great filmmakers hate shoe leather in a scene, which refers to unnecessary or dragged-out moments.
⏩ Pacing is crucial in filmmaking, as it sets the rhythm and engages the audience.
🎬 Controlling pacing involves starting scenes late, ending them early, avoiding connective scenes, and having actors speak at an appropriate speed.
🚗 The filmmaker skips unnecessary scenes to keep ahead of the audience's expectations.
⌛️ The tension-building freeway chase scene adds excitement and breaks up dialogue scenes.
🃏 The moment of face-to-face confrontation between the main characters is a crucial highlight of the film.
⏭️ Fast-paced scenes that are not structurally necessary can slow down the pace of the entire film.
👞 Shoe leather refers to mundane moments in a film that can be cut to maintain the drama and entertainment value.
🔪 Filmmakers should be ruthless in eliminating unnecessary shoe leather from their films.
⏭️ Filmmakers should stay ahead of the viewer by jumping to the next relevant beat in the story.
📞 Characters in movies and TV shows rarely say hello or goodbye when answering the phone to avoid wasting time.
🎥 Efficient storytelling involves eliminating unnecessary scenes and dialogue to keep the pace of the film.
🎥 Good pacing dramatically impacts the entertainment value of a film.
👀 Unnecessary shots and 'shoe leather' can be left on the cutting room floor for better pacing.
📱 Cinematch is a plug-in that allows for seamless footage integration from multiple cameras.
📷 Cinematch can match log footage from different cameras perfectly.
🌈 By using Cinematch, even non-colorists can achieve a perfect match in log format between cameras.
⏭️ The example scene demonstrates the improvement in pacing and dialogue after adjustments.
📲 Great filmmakers emphasize the importance of pacing in a scene.
⏳ Pacing involves keeping the audience engaged and maintaining a strong momentum throughout the story.
📺 Script level mistakes can greatly affect the pacing of a film.