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The editing process is a reductive Art

The editing process is a reductive Art. Some editors see it as “Cutting out the bad bits” Enhancing by removing, leaving only what informs, advances, communicates Some editors use the analogy of a sculpture. How do you decide what is essential?.

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The editing process is a reductive Art

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  1. The editingprocess is a reductive Art • Some editors see it as “Cutting out the bad bits” • Enhancing by removing, leaving only what informs, advances, communicates • Some editors use the analogy of a sculpture.

  2. How do you decide what is essential? • Keep audience in mind-what you want them to feel/learn/accomplish • Keep form in mind- how you present the information will help guide the” sculpture” • Each shot should have a purpose- ask yourself, what is the reason for this cut?”

  3. Motivations to cut • Technical • Aesthetic

  4. Technical motivation • Bad Audio • Bad Video-drop out-levels-color balance • Bad Videography • Bad Takes- talent.

  5. Aesthetic • This is where you get to express yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!! • Follow Action- ( like eye-trace in Blink) go where the story is going. • Better Angle- choose the angle that shows the audience what you want them to see. • Shot order- visually tell the story-how you put the visuals together • Pacing-Rhythm. • Point Of View-Cut to show another point of view • Create a Mood- Emotional • Visual Variety- Dangerous!- Necessary but dangerous. • Create Emphasis- • Dialogue- Cutting to dialogue- using split edits.

  6. Split Edit • An edit where the audio and video have different IN points

  7. Audio Advance • Audio Precedes the video

  8. Audio Delay • Audio comes after the video it is called an audio delay

  9. Split Edits • Smooth out transitions • Make edits less visible • Create a more natural feel to dialogue and narrated video • Also called an Lcut

  10. Split Edits • Can be used as a transition within a scene or from scene to scene

  11. Editing creates Movement

  12. Movement-zooms,tilts,pans,dollys • “Never” cut in the middle of a camera movement

  13. Cutting on movement • Zooms,pans, dollys, and tilts work well together if: • Same direction • Same speed

  14. Zoom • Using the lens the camera seems to push into the subject.

  15. Tilt • Up and Down

  16. Pan • Righ to Left

  17. Dolly • Lens stays the same. Camera physically moves forward ( on wheels)

  18. Camera Movement • Zooms, pans, dollys, and tilts cut well together if they have the same speed and direction. • This technique can be used to connect disparate visuals. • Variations of motion and direction work well to illustrate contrast.

  19. Static Camera to Moving Subject • Versatile • Subject moves through screen and in the next shot the camera mimics the movement

  20. Static Camera to Static Subject • Fast pace editing • Movement created by editing • A static shot doest not cut well to a shot with a static subject/moving camera

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