YouTube Channels For Dummies by Rob Ciampa & Theresa Go & Matt Ciampa & Rich Murphy

Author:Rob Ciampa & Theresa Go & Matt Ciampa & Rich Murphy
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781119687986
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2020-08-11T00:00:00+00:00

Filling the gaps with B-roll

The term B-roll describes supplemental footage that can be used to provide additional context for the viewer or to fill gaps in the main storyline. We talk about how to shoot B-roll in Chapter 7. Having plenty of good B-roll is always a good idea because it makes an editor’s life easier.

Use B-roll in your video in these common scenarios:

Illustrate what a speaker or an interviewee is saying by showing the subject of the explanation.

Add a bit of rhythm and visual polish to an otherwise long and visually boring scene.

Separate scenes in a scripted video to give the viewer breathing room. Many TV series use a few pieces of B-roll between scenes — for example, in shots of the city where the story is taking place.

Hide cuts in an interview or another continuous scene. If you have only one perspective of an interviewee, shortening the interview is difficult. Cutting directly looks jumpy and indicates that you’ve omitted material. If you cut instead to a piece of B-roll while the interviewee is still talking, you can easily mask the cut.

Disguise small flaws in the footage. Did the camera suddenly shake in the middle of the interview, or did the subject move briefly out of focus? No problem — simply use a bit of B-roll to hide the mistake.

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