Grab your phone, we’re making a training video! It’s that easy to make a rubbish video for learning.
So, here are some helpful tips to make sure you keep your films looking professional and avoid making amateur mistakes.
One of the most popular mistakes in homemade editing is the use of transitions between scenes. Checkerboards, ripples, dissolves, twizzly cubes…yes you know the type. Here is a good rule to follow — if your company wouldn’t use a ripple dissolve or honeycomb transition in PowerPoint, then don’t use one in your training film. Use a straight cut (no transition at all) between shots in the same scene, or a fade-to-black to show either the passing of time or at the end of a video.