Skip to main content

Transition Unit: Editing Research

In order to improve my editing potential for this project, I needed to do some research into various editing techniques. This was interesting to do, as I had not done much advanced editing before, and I also found out the names of various cut types that I had used before, but did not know the name of them. 

 One website that I found useful was a website called The Beat, which was really helpful due to the information being in bitesized chunks, while including quite a lot of information, so was easy to read and understand. Plus, thew videos that accompanied the points made were very useful, and some of them included well known examples, like Fight club and Skyfall. 

https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/8-essential-cuts-every-editor-should-know/

I also watched some youtube videos to help me understand the editing process more, which was also very helpful. One idea that George Wing, the Director of the project, had was to have a transition to another shot within the eye of one of the characters in our project. This was going to be a big challenge to me, as I had not tried to edit a shot like this before. However, I found a video on Youtube that will be very helpful when I come to editing that segment.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffTZ9ZacmlM

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Storytelling – Preparing and shooting news packages

News packages •These are self-contained news items. • Unlike VOs/SOTs, the news anchor need do no more than introduce the item and then wrap it up at      the end. • The reporter themselves also wraps up the story with their ‘TAG’ at the end (name, location) • The package contains the reporter usually both on camera and also their voice as “track” ( aka              VO/Comm). • Use the script as a template for structuring and guiding your edit. • Ensure you fully research what you are trying to shoot so that you are as prepared as possible. Structure and Content A good package will contain a mix of the following elements :  – Interviews, vox pops & set ups  – Sequences and actuality  – GVs/archive  – PTCs and walky talkies  – GFX It is useful to structure your piece as you might a good written piece of work:  – INTRO  – BODY OF ARGUMENT – expert opinion, stats, backgrou...
Post a Comment
Read more

Editing Workflow

There are several steps that an editor needs to take when working on a project, and they need to be taken well so that the work is carried out at the best quality and best ability of the editor. It is always good for an editor to have a good workflow, as this will save so much time and effort in the long run, when carrying out this workflow becomes the standard way that you carry out an edit. Doing this will also cause you less stress inn your production, which can also help your editing, as when you are stressed about it, there may be some things that you miss during the edit. All of this being carried out is what will create a better post-production experience. Through some research into editing workflows, I found that there are 7 steps to the process, which when carried out, check all the boxes of what an editor needs to do.  1. Media Ingestion and Management - Copying your video media from your camera to your computer.  You need to have  an easy to understand, r...
Post a Comment
Read more

Fiction adaptation workshop

Experimental camera angles We were tasked with using various camera techniques and angles to create a short film that included elements that we may want to include in our final piece. I chose to shoot a piece with the same theme for my final piece, which is Despair. I wanted to use a variety of shot types so that I could practice them for my real shoot. https://youtu.be/_6Nqfn8Jrjw
Post a Comment
Read more