SPLIT SCREENS
If feeling ambitious, it is a useful skill to have! If not, leave it to the lead editor
Sometimes clips are weirdly framed or you cannot zoom in past 1.2ish times before it gets blurry.
Sometimes we can still use these clips by applying crops and/or zoom in or out’s so that it only takes up part of the screen.
This can be a great utility to mask poorly filmed moments and wind up making them look even better!
Split screens only work well in an edit when they can remain on screen long enough for the viewer to not be overwhelmed
Click the screenshots in the gallery below to read descriptions about each editing decision
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MC Photobooth?
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Shot on the right was too wide
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MC Special Dance
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Embellished 1st Dance
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Matched colors
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2 Cake Moments
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Bottom angle was wide
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Hiding vendors etc
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MC Entrance + Reaction
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Imperfect Framing
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MC Special Dance
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B Roll over Quote
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3 Angles used
Examples of Vertical Split Screens for Social Media
Click the screenshots in the gallery below to read descriptions about each editing decision
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Opening Scene - Details
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Not enough headroom
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Headroom
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MC Bride's Entrance
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Mirrored for Symmetry
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Holding Hands
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First Kiss MC
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Cheated with a photo!
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Reframed
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Rack focus added