1. In order to edit the
action match seen
above, the footage
was opened in Serif
Movie Maker and
placed on the video
track.
Next the footage was
selected and the trim
tool was clicked,
opening the window
(left).

2. By using the gage on
the viewing panel,
the footage could be
watched by the
millisecond, thus
allowing the clips to
be edited with
precision.
Once the correct
section had been
selected, I clicked the
‘Trim start’ tool
which crops the clip
according to the gage
arrow.

3. I then played the clip again,
ensuring that the action
was occurring relatively
close to the beginning of
the crop. By doing this it
would make sure the that
the clip remained
interesting to the audience.
The yellow bar shows the
current trimmed footage,
therefore you don’t have to
watch the unnecessary
(navy) areas.

4. When selecting the point to cut
the footage I had to be very
specific because the action
math effect meant that the next
clop would have to align almost
perfectly to ensure a seamless,
fluid transition.
The pose I decided to cut the
footage on was as the actress
began to look to the right. By
cutting on a stationary pose it
meant aligning the next clip
would be much easier than
dealing with the actress moving
abruptly.

5. As with the previous cut, I
positioned the gage arrow
so that the actress was in
the correct place and
pose, then using the ‘Trim
End’ button the footage
was further cut so that all
that is left is the finished
clip.

6. As you can see, the next (left)
clip follows a similar course of
action, with the singer facing
in the same direction and is
positioned within the same
place as the previous shot.
I followed the
same
procedures as
before, using
the arrow tool
to trim the
footage
appropriately.

7. Once completed, I placed
the two trimmed sections
of footage onto the video
track which will allow them
to be viewed together.
I had to zoom into the track
to ensure the two clips
were placed beside one
another with no gap or
overlapping which will
effect the fluency of the
transition. After playing the
clips together any
alterations for positioning
or run time can be added.

8. These are stills from the footage which act as
the match-on-action. As you can see, both shots
need to be similar in order to make this
transition effective.
Below is the point of cross-over where both the
images blur/merge before continuing. This
blend can be enhanced by using the cross-fade
effect to stretch out the time they overlap and
also fade the intensity to enforce the idea of
merging.