Mary Jackson Pitts, Ph.D.
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Mary Jackson Pitts, Ph.D.
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Switching and Post Production¬
Making
post production easier with production tips
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Leave margins for editing
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Transitions vs straight cuts
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Record background sounds
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Keeping a log
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Tape cutaway shots
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Make protection copies
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Add time code
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Make a window dub
Knowing what you have before you edit.¬Proper selection and timing of edits¬Digitizing from analog to digitalUse transitions that add nothing to the final product¬When is a cut better than another DVE¬Linear vs Non linear– The good and badCamera movement– The editor’s nightmare or saving grace• Pans• Tilts• Zooms• CutawayChoosing one shot over another¬Linear vs Non Linear¬Value of shot¬Interpretation of shot¬Meaning and symbolism of shotEditing principles¬Editing means selecting certain portions of an event or events and putting them into a meaningful sequence. The nature of such a sequencing depends on the specific editing purpose.¬Adding clarity to stories.– News production– Commercial productionEditing functions¬ Combine¬Condense¬Correct¬BuildContinuity editing¬Means preserving the location and motion of objects over a series of shots to help the viewer establish and maintain a mental map of where things should be or where they should move.– Screen direction --vectors…Matching shots…composition size¬Long shots¬Medium Shots¬Close ups.¬Over the shoulderWhy we edit¬
To produce
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Emotional impact
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Intensity
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Rapid
switching of screen direction
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The post modern effect
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Jump cut
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Aesthetic offense
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Jogging…Slowed down video frame
by frame
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Why we edit¬Supplying meaning¬Shot sequencing provides linkage,¬Montages….juxtaposition of two or more separate event images to make a more intense whole.Page 311 ***********¬“You need to realize that complexity editing does not imply that there are no sequencing rules. Ignoring the conventions and rules of continuity editing will not automatically lead to an event intensification, but more likely to viewer confusion |