Time-Saving Templates: Streamlining Your Sports Broadcasting Workflow

When you edit the same scene with multiple templates, the outcome can completely change. Similarly, when you try to blend together all of the shots with seamless templates, they can change the effect that your sports film has on the audience. With the footage together, you get multi cam editing. Most high-scale sports video editing videos usually use some form of template. Sometimes, the number of templates can be varied, and you can use different templates on a single video. This article walks you through some of the ways in which you can use templates to enhance the way in which you edit your sports videos.

What should a good template have?

A good video template pretty much boils down to 4 essential elements:

Into and outro

An intro is basically the introduction or starting of a video. It comes with visuals and the soundtrack that mark the beginning of the video. Similarly, an outro marks the video’s end. An outro usually includes a concluding soundtrack as well as closing visuals with a CTA at the end for brands. The intro and outros for your video should ideally introduce what the subject matter is all about, and it should have a consistent editing style and graphics. 

Placeholders

These are essentially the places where you fill in the main video shots later on.  In essence, they are quite versatile tools. They are frequently used as a sort of a teaser or a clip in between the main shots. This can also be used to put more important shots later down the editing process. At the same time, you can also add B-cuts to give more body to the video. However, placeholder videos may also be used for the actual entertainment process. You can also create different placeholders for different kinds of shots in the video.

Text placeholders

As the name suggests, these are the text that you put in place of the actual text that will come during the editing process. Text placeholders can be used for text splashes, character introductions, subtitles, or any other text usage on the screen. 

Audio

Be it a voice-over narration, BGM, or ambient music, the live sound of your sports film will always enhance the immersive nature of the video. You can collect sound bites from several filming locations and keep them separately labelled. Then, you include them in your final sports video for a more immersive experience. The audience cheers, and the sound of the sport itself makes what you see more connected and, as a result, emotionally evocative. 

Wrapping up

So that’s all for this blog listing some of the essential elements of a good sports template that make editing much easier and faster. Professional sound mixers and video editing teams will be able to help you come up with the right input at the right place, so get in touch with the right people when you need it!