Video editing 101
Here are some basic tutorials on setting up your video projects in Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum. Please follow these steps as close as possible. They will really help you to be better organized and work more efficiently.
Setting up Vegas Movie Studio
Starting a project in Vegas Movie Studio
Shot Type - Distance
1 Extreme Close up
2 Close
3 Medium close
4 Medium
5 Full up
6 Long
7 Wide
8 Extreme Wide
Shot Angle - Height
1 Under Ground up
2 Low 0" - 2'
3 Child 2' - 4'
4 Eye 4' - 7'
5 High 7' - 12'
6 Bird 12' - 25'
7 Overhead Above looking down
8 Point of View POV of character
Shot Movement - Camera movement
Fixed camera
Left/Right Up/Down In/Out
1 Pan - Hand 5 Tilt - Hand 9 Zoom - Digital Fixed
2 Pan - Tripod 6 Tilt - Tripod 10 Zoom - Optical
Mobile camera
3 Truck - Hand 7 Pedestal - Hand 11 Dolly - Hand
4 Truck - Wheels 8 Pedestal - Jib/Crane 12 Dolly - Wheels
Conversation Angles
Do not break the 180 rule
1 Single full front 4 Two 1/4 front
2 Single 1/4 front 5 Two Profile
3 Single Profile 6 Two over the shoulder
7 Two over the head
1 Extreme Close up
2 Close
3 Medium close
4 Medium
5 Full up
6 Long
7 Wide
8 Extreme Wide
Shot Angle - Height
1 Under Ground up
2 Low 0" - 2'
3 Child 2' - 4'
4 Eye 4' - 7'
5 High 7' - 12'
6 Bird 12' - 25'
7 Overhead Above looking down
8 Point of View POV of character
Shot Movement - Camera movement
Fixed camera
Left/Right Up/Down In/Out
1 Pan - Hand 5 Tilt - Hand 9 Zoom - Digital Fixed
2 Pan - Tripod 6 Tilt - Tripod 10 Zoom - Optical
Mobile camera
3 Truck - Hand 7 Pedestal - Hand 11 Dolly - Hand
4 Truck - Wheels 8 Pedestal - Jib/Crane 12 Dolly - Wheels
Conversation Angles
Do not break the 180 rule
1 Single full front 4 Two 1/4 front
2 Single 1/4 front 5 Two Profile
3 Single Profile 6 Two over the shoulder
7 Two over the head