How to Trim Movie Clips

You're a watching a movie where two friends are having a conversation. As each actor has her say, the camera cuts to focus on her face. In the theater, the cuts appear seamless, but you're actually looking at two separate takes placed together. The original raw footage consisted of the conversations with a few extra seconds on each end in case the editor needed to create a lengthy transition. But what if the editor doesn't need that space? Trimming the clip allows the editor to choose where footage begins and ends as he needs it.

Things You'll Need

• Computer
• Nonlinear video editing program
• Movie clip

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Import a movie clip into the editing program.

   • 2

     Lay the movie clip onto the timeline of the program.

   • 3

     Select the point on the timeline where you would like to begin or end your movie clip.

   • 4

     Use the split/razor blade function in the program to split the movie clip on the timeline.

   • 5

     Delete the portion of the movie clip that you don't need.