Understanding Fair Use PolicyFair Use is a legal doctrine that allows limited use of copyrighted material without needing permission from the rights holders. It’s essential for filmmakers to understand how to navigate this policy effectivel
Wide, medium, close-up, aerial, POV, overhead, establishing, insert, two-shot — the nine shot types that structure almost every edit, what each is for, and how to search for them.
Stock footage gives itself away through light, casting and clichés — not quality. Five practical checks editors use to pick clips that blend invisibly into a real production.
B-roll is the connective tissue of every film and video: the cutaways, establishing shots and detail inserts that carry a story between its main shots. Here is what it is, why it matters, and how to choose it well.
