Lesson 3
Corrective Effects

When we talk about visual effects, we often think about spectacular spaceships, wand-wielding wizards, and the always-popular flesh-eating demon. Those are fantastic visual effects, but more often, effects are used to correct shots that have problems. These “hidden” effects are used to remove unwanted elements, smooth out a shaky shot, or subtly warp jump cuts into one seamless shot. As an editor, you will probably be called on to create these corrective effects more often than to create a flesh-eating demon. In this lesson, we’ll cover a few of the common tools used to improve a variety of imperfect shots.

Media Used: Running the Sahara

Duration: 60 minutes

GOALS

Resize clips

Use Stabilize techniques

Track blurs and mosaics

Remove wires or scratches

Hide jump cuts with Fluid Morph