Subject:

Editing Process & Techniques

Term
Edit: Modification & changes made to the material.
Editing: The process of modification in edit is editing.
Editor: The person who does editing.

Basics of Editing
What is editing.
Compiling of data, audio/voice and visual/ scene/shots
in a sequence in a collective manner which is presentable.

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Areas of editing.
Data/print newspaper and journal.
Audio/voice FM Stations, voice-overs.
Audio Video/ Video TV, Films.
a) Ads, documentary, features, short films, programs,
promo and film.
b) Audio editing to match the visuals

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Classifications of editing
Editing

Online (Multi-camera setup)

Offline (Linear & Nonlinear)

Online:
An online editing is also know as multi-camera set
up, where more than one camera is used to record
the same action from different angles, comprising
with the sequence of shots in continuity.

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Classifications of editing
Linear:
A tape to tape recording where only the relevant
portions from the source tape are transferred to
create an edited version.

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Classifications of editing
Non Linear:

An electronic machine that allows the cutting of images without

being physically destroyed to the original footage. A device where
all the media files are stored in the hard disk with no destruction.

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Editorial script: A print or written matter given by the direction

dept. to the editor with the details of visuals, its origin (rushes) and
position (time code) with the details of shots & takes which is
okayed by the director to use the visual for presenting, having also
the details of duration of the shot and the effects to be given to the
visual. A script which will have the date and approximate time in
hours planned to be edited and miscellaneous time required, total
number of shots in each scene and in each page of the editorial
script at the bottom of it, with the authorized signatories.

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Pro-forma Editorial Script:
Sl No Shot No Take No TCR Description Shot duration Effects Remarks Total no of
shots:

Hours of time required:

Hours of miscellaneous time:
Date & Time of editing:
Director

Producer/Manager

Editor

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Editorial Report: A replication or a copy of editorial
script given by the editor to the direction dept.
having the details of shots and scenes edited, effects
made and given to visual, audio and video corrections made,
audio remarks, reasons in case of changing the visual, time in
hours consumed, duration of total edited version, misc. hours
utilized in actuals, all reported and authorized by an editor to the
director and producer or his representative managers.

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Pro-forma Editorial report:
Sl No Shot No Take No TCR
Effects/Remarks Total no
of shots:

Description

Total no of effects:
Hours consumed to edit:
Miscellaneous Time consumed:
Total hours consumed:
Date & Time of editing:

Shot duration

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TCR: Time Code Recording
This is the method to note the correct shots and the OK takes of
the
shots and scenes required for editing. It shows the time in detail
recorded in the rushes.
TCR has four counters Hours Minutes Seconds Frames.
24 frames = 1 second. 60 second = 1 minute. 60 minute = 1 hour.

All digital tapes are in the speed of 25 frames per second (fps) and
in
case of film it is 24 fps.
Use full to locate the material with the
help of TCR.

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TCR: Time Code Recording
Derivation:
TCR is a derived numeric meter by the SMPTE, Society of Motion
Pictures & Television Engineers, who have derived by the calculation
of the speed of the television, film & video cameras.

A digitally encoded signal is recorded visually in the vertical frame

Line is known as VITC (vertical Interval Time Code), where each frame
on a video tape identifies each frame with an arbitrary and ascending
numbers in the format of hours:minutes:seconds:frames (00:01:02:03).

Softwares on Video Editing

Media 100,
Light works,
Sony Vegas,
Adobe Premiere,
Ulead Video Studio,
Avid Liquid versions,
Avid HD & Express Pro,
Final Cut Pro by Apple are pioneers in video editing
software
The most popular of these programs are Avid, Sony
Vegas Pro, Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro, now the
pioneers.

References
Website reference for activity:
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://google.com

Subjects/Articles:
Video editing- the history.
Video editing- an art of video production.
First cut on edit.
Editing the final cut of video & film production.

Basics of Editing
Stages of Editing
Linear:

Inserting the rushes to play

back deck.
Inserting the master tape to
the recording deck.
Generating the visual preview
to record the shots.
Editing of audio and video
with effects.
Audio balancing.
Music posting.
Final mastering.

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Stages of Editing
Non Linear

Capturing of rushes tape.

Getting the visual and audio on the time line.
Editing of NG (not good) shots and retaining the required shots.
Audio matching
Rough cut.
Trimming and effects.
Insertions of shots.
Video colour balancing if necessary.
Music posting and matching with audio effects.
Finalising audio to the visual (sync).
Audio balancing.
Previewing.
Mastering.

 Any thing and every thing can be done on the

post production table.
It is one stop to re direct the film.
It is one place where any thing viz, colours,
shots & scenes placements and the visual &
sound effects get adopted in a easy and skilled
way.

Take a look on the making of the hindi Movie,

Janemann.

*ing.
Salman Khan
Akshay Kumar
Priety Zinta

 All the shots here are shot in the aircraft,

a studio set.

 Most of the scenes here are shot with a

green screen in the background.

 How is that made!

 Thats the thrill in editing!!!

Thats

A graphic visual of the

exterior of the space
craft, in the galaxy.

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movie

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The source file on green

screen

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The comparison between the source & the final out

The final out in the movie

The source file in the set, on a green screen

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The shot to super impose the source to final out

The other source on a green tint to super impose

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The source file on the green screen

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The shot to mask the source to final out

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The first layer of the source file

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The first layer

The second layer of the source file

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The first layer

The third layer of the source file

The second layer

The first layer

The second layer

The comparison between the source & the final out

The third layer

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The source file with the leg in blue

The comparison between the source & the final out

The final out in the movie

The source file on the green screen

The comparison between the source & the final out

The final out in the movie

The source file on the green screen

The comparison between the source & the final out