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Editing the Music Video (4)

I've finally arranged all the clips in order in Adobe Premiere Pro CC. I carried out fast-paced editing at the start of the music video, with quick zoom-ins and cuts in scenes according to the beat. A cool effect that I used in several places is the Sam Kolder Smooth Zoom Transition. For this transition, two adjustment layers were placed on top of the junction of two clips. The adjustment layers may just be on top of the edge of the second clip as shown in the second screenshot.



On one adjustment layer, a 'Transform' effect was added which was used to zoom into the clip (with the help of the scale option and keyframes). On the other adjustment layer, a mirror effect was dropped four times. The y-coordinates and x-coordinates for the reflection center were adjusted to make the edges of the clip seamless.





This created a smooth zoom in transition!

The other effect that I used rather extensively was the masking effect. Here, I would duplicate the clip and create a mask around the person on the top clip. The top clip would then be scaled up according to the beat of the song. I added a colored tint in the background of one such animation. I also added a paint bucket effect to create an outline for the mask.















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