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Make Super Easy Coin Magic With Filmora

Liza Brown
Liza Brown Originally published Dec 07, 22, updated Jan 17, 24

Do you want to become a magician in your videos? Now, everyone can look like a magician with the magic of editing. This article will show you how to do a cool coin trick in Filmora 11.

In this article
  1. What is the filmmaking technique "Cutting on action"
  2. Things You Need to Prepare for The Coin Magic Trick
  3. Start Filming
  4. Bring the clips into Filmora 11

Part 1: What is the filmmaking technique "Cutting on action"

Cutting on action is a technique the editors use to cut in the middle of an action to another shot that matches the first shot's action. Typically, the subject starts an action in one shot and continues the action in another, creating a smooth transition. For example, when you make the coin trick video, you need to cut on the tapping so it can trick the eyes, and the cut won't be noticeable.

what is filmmaking technique

Part 2: Things You Need to Prepare for The Coin Magic Trick

  1. Glass and two coins
glass and coins
  1. Set the phone on a tripod. Because utilizing a tripod can significantly improve the recording's stability.
set the phone on a tripod

Part 3: Start Filming

Step1 Firstly, you must show the coin and the bottom of the glass.

show the coin and the bottom of the glass

Step2 After that, you need to hold the coin with the fingers part of one hand and tap down on the coin. Make sure it looks like the coin is going through straight to the glass.

hold the coin with the fingers

Step3 You need someone else to drop the other coin from the top. Meanwhile, you are pretending to tap a coin on the glass. You don't need to worry about someone else hand in the frame. Since you can remove it easily with the masking feature in Filmora.

drop the other coin from the top

Step4 It would help if you had a second shot for a clean plate of the background. You can record background for 20 seconds.

record background for 20 seconds

Part 4: Bring the clips into Filmora 11

Step1 If you have not downloaded Filmora, you can visit filmora.wondershare.com to download Filmora's new version.

download Filmora

Step2 Drag and drop the clip onto the first track of the timeline.Afterward, move the playhead to the right and find the spot where you tapped the coin last time before your friend drops the other coin. Additionally, make sure it is in the middle of the tapping action and cut.

drag and drop the clip onto the first track

Step3 Then move the playhead to the right and find the spot where your friend drops the coin while you tap without the coin in your hand. Make sure it is in the middle of the tapping action, and the position of your hand roughly matches that in the last cut and make a cut.

move the playhead to the right

Step4 Now you need to delete the middle part and play it back. Indeed, cutting on action is the key to creating the illusion that the action is continued without editing.

delete the middle part

Step5 Next, you must remove your friend's hand in the frame with the Filmora masking feature. Afterwards. drag and drop the clean plate video onto the second track of the timeline.

remove your friend's hand in the frame

Step6 Next, double-click the clip to open the setting video. Find the Mask Section and select the single line.

Step7 Here you can see the mask is applied.First, adjust the angle and position of the mask to only show the top part of the frame. Then you have to change the Blur Strength to add more blur to the edge of the mask.

adjust the angle and position of the mask

Step8 With the mask finalized, unhide the first video track and adjust the length of the clip on the timeline. Finally, playback the video and see how it looks.

adjust the length of the clip

Summary

That's how to make a coin move through a glass-like MAGIC with the cutting on action editing technique. You can pay close attention to the steps above and follow each step for perfect results.

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Liza Brown
Liza Brown Jan 17, 24
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