Most cuts happen too early. The instinct to keep things moving is useful, but some moments only land if you give them a few extra seconds of air.
Holding on a shot is a decision, not an absence of one. Photo: Unsplash
This piece walks through how I decide when to hold, and when to trust the audience to stay with a shot.
The pause you protect in the edit often starts on set. Photo: Unsplash
When a scene feels slow, try trimming the shots around the silence before you trim the silence itself. More often than not, that is where the drag really lives.