Video compositing is another technique of video editing. Instead of connecting video clips together, the focus is on layering the video clips on top of each other.
When learning how to do video compositing, my class used Adobe After Effects. After Effects is convenient if you’re already working with Premiere Pro, because you can link composites from After Effects directly to Premiere. The tutorial series we used can be found here. Each of the chapters has the video clips and the After Effects file available, so you can edit and work along with the tutorial.
Additionally, you can use Premiere Pro for some of the other general video compositing functions, such as blending. Tutorials for using Premiere for video compositing can be found here. Video compositing can be done on many different editing softwares (not just Adobe ones). To do so, investigate into tools such as blending, transparency, and masking tools.
My example of video compositing can be found below. It isn’t my most successful work technically because After Effects takes a decent amount of time to master. However, in terms of the ideas behind the piece, the video compositing style makes them clear for the audience. I layered video clips to draw parallels between my college campus and Hogwarts.
Video compositing is a little more difficult to do, but can greatly add to your style and the impact of your video. I highly recommend following tutorials for whatever editing software you choose to use to make the learning process easier, but don’t let that scare you off from trying video compositing, since it offers even more room for experimentation and creativity when editing videos.
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