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Video Feedback, 8 Feb 2024: Two Student Edits Critiqued Shot by Shot - Jump Cuts, One Move Per Take, Cut Sooner, Smooth the Sticks

John Meyer Instructor - solo recording; reviews Marcus Clark's Tottori dunes video and Jonathan Neibling's Michigan lighthouses video

▶LMS lesson

The short version

The most repeated note across both videos: no jump cuts between near-identical angles - cut to something visibly different and come back later. Second: one movement per take; a forward flight that becomes a tilt-up without a transition reads as two shots glued together.
Pacing: a 56-second single take 'they kind of get bored if there's no cuts for a whole minute' - split it or speed-ramp sections; trim clip ends before the drone drifts; hold the tilt-up-to-horizon longer, cut the rest sooner.
Jerky sticks: gain and expo tuning from the Air 3 settings lesson, or post-stabilisation - 'no shame in adding some post stabilization.' Both students praised for colour.

At a glance, three clicks deep

Skim here first: the closed row is the glance, open is the study card with the key points and timestamps, and the ↓ link drops to that concept's full write-up below.

01Marcus Clark, Tottori Sand Dunes (Air 3): reveal, parallax, and the minute-long takeGood: reveal, parallax, colour.›

Good: reveal, parallax, colour. Fix: jump cuts, blended moves, long takes.

Praise: reveal, colour, ramp, parallax on the 3x (L6eeb6d35 0:01-0:04)

Jump cuts to similar angles (L6eeb6d35 0:02-0:03)

One movement per take (L6eeb6d35 0:03)

The 56-second take (L6eeb6d35 0:04-0:05)

↓ Full write-up of this concept

02Jonathan Neibling, Lighthouses of Northern Michigan: smooth the sticks, trim the drift, ramp the long shotsGood: grade, story tilt, fog transition, five-axis move.›

Good: grade, story tilt, fog transition, five-axis move. Fix: stick jerk (expo/tuning), drift at clip ends, jump cuts, pacing.

Praise list (L6eeb6d35 0:07, 0:11, 0:13, 0:17)

Gain/expo tuning or post-stabilisation (L6eeb6d35 0:08)

Trim before drift; jump cuts (L6eeb6d35 0:09-0:13)

Top-downs, hold the tilt-up, ramp long shots (L6eeb6d35 0:14-0:16)

↓ Full write-up of this concept

The concepts in full

Marcus Clark, Tottori Sand Dunes (Air 3): reveal, parallax, and the minute-long take

'It's almost one minute for one single continuous shot.'

Praised: the slow tilt-up reveal of the dunes, vibrant colour, a speed ramp, and a strong parallax with people in the foreground against beach and mountains (assumed 3x lens). Notes: repeated jump cuts to similar angles - cut away and return; a shot that blends forward flight into an upward tilt - keep one movement per take; a continuous shot from ~1:44 to 2:40 - cut it into pieces or ramp sections. 'Great job Marcus,' especially the closing sunset colours.

Why it matters

The clearest statement of his two editing rules in one review.

This idea elsewherebuilds onthe tips these notes apply

Jonathan Neibling, Lighthouses of Northern Michigan: smooth the sticks, trim the drift, ramp the long shots

'No shame in adding some post stabilization.'

Praised: cinematic grade, the tilt-up from lighthouse to lake as a storytelling device, a fog transition between locations, a top-down, a five-axis pull-back/tilt-up/parallax move, the pull-out ending. Notes: jerky movement - adjust gain and expo tuning per the Air 3 settings lesson or stabilise in post; trim endings before the drone drifts off its line; jump cuts between near-identical angles, a cross-dissolve doesn't fix them; more top-downs; hold the tilt-up-to-horizon longer; speed-ramp several long single-speed shots.

Why it matters

The stick-tuning note connects the SHOOT settings lessons to what a viewer actually sees.

This idea elsewherebuilds onthe gain/expo numbers he points to builds onstep one: make your moves smooth

Tools referenced

Tool	Coverage	Moment	Context
DJI Air 3	mentioned		Marcus's drone; 3x lens assumed for the parallax

Action items

Resources mentioned

Resources

docStudent videos reviewed

Extraction notes

This page was built from an auto-generated transcript, which garbles product and people's names. Those were corrected silently in everything above and logged here for transparency. The warnings flag claims that were true on the recording day but change fast.

Transcript corrections applied

The transcript says	The trainer actually means
Neibling	student surname as John says it - spelling uncertain

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Recorded 8 Feb 2024; the Air 3 settings lesson referenced is the 2024 version