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.

Basics of Editing

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

Basics of Editing

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.

Basics of Editing

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.

Basics of EditingClassifications 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.

Basics of Editing

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.

Basics of Editing

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

Basics of Editing

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.

Basics of Editing

Pro-forma Editorial report:

Sl No Shot No Take No TCR Description Shot duration

Effects/Remarks Total no of shots:

Total no of effects:

Hours consumed to edit:

Miscellaneous Time consumed:

Total hours consumed:

Date & Time of editing:

Basics of Editing

TCR: Time Code Recording

This is the method to note the correct shots and the OK takes of theshots and scenes required for editing. It shows the time in detailrecorded 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 incase of film it is 24 fps.

Use full to locate the material with the help of TCR.

Basics of Editing

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.

Basics of Editing

Stages of EditingNon 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 scene’s here are shot with a green screen in the background.

• How is that made…………!

• That’s the thrill in editing………!!! Thats………

A graphic visual of the

exterior of the space craft, in the galaxy.

The final out in the movie

The source file on green screen

The final out in the movie

The final out in the movie

The final out in the movie The source file on the green screen

The source file on green

screen

The final out in the movie

The final out in the movie

The source file on the set with the green screen

The comparison between the source & the final out

The final out in the movie

The source file in the set, on a green screen

The comparison between the source & the final out

The final out in the movie

The shot to super impose the source to final out

The other source on a green tint to super impose

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 shot to mask the source to final out

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 first layer of the source file

The second layer of the source file

The final out

The first layer

The third layer of the source file

The second layer

The final out

The first layer

The comparison between the source & the final out

The first layer

The second layer

The third layer

The final out in the movie

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