Book description
The Editor's Toolkit: A Hands-On Guide to the Craft of Film and TV Editing is a tutorial-based introduction to the craft of editing. Today's process of media editing is fast and competitive, making this guide a necessity for anyone looking to break into the business. Here, Chris Wadsworth provides 52 media-based examples for you to put together, with the benefit of seeing what he did with those same exercises, giving you essential feedback to improve your technique and learn the tricks of the trade. Accessible and to-the-point, the primer is a must-read for anyone looking to learn both the art and technique of editing. This 4-color guide features:
- Examples from the world of film and TV that show how even the greatest directors employ the same techniques in their productions that are mentioned in this guide
- A look at CV’s and the right attitudes that will give you the best chance at breaking into the editing world
- Intensive sections about the way music and sound editing can shape the entire production
- A companion website featuring video and other media that you can edit on your own, each featuring examples of cuts and techniques discussed in the book as well as a discussion forum.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1. What Is This All About?
- Chapter 2. Shots, Our Building Blocks
- Chapter 3. Joining Shots Together
- Chapter 4. Dealing with Dialogue
- Chapter 5. Creating Sequences
- Chapter 6. Scene Construction
- Chapter 7. Joining Scenes Together
- Chapter 8. Different Programme Styles
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Chapter 9. Sound Matters
- 9.1 Get the Room Right
- 9.2 Sound Levels
- 9.3 Sound Monitoring
- 9.4 Split Tracks
- 9.5 Wild Tracks
- 9.6 Sound Effects
- 9.7 Sound Mixing
- 9.8 Sub-Frame Editing
- 9.9 Sound Processing
- 9.10 More Specialised Sound Processing
- 9.11 Additional Dialogue Recording
- 9.12 Foley Sound Effects
- 9.13 Key Points—Sound Matters
- Chapter 10. Music, Music, Music
- Chapter 11. Scenes of Style
- Chapter 12. Video Manipulation
- Chapter 13. Editorial Responsibility
- Chapter 14. Timescales
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Chapter 15. Projects—Crossing Ts and Dotting Is
- 15.1 Bin Management
- 15.2 Media Management
- 15.3 Timeline Management
- 15.4 Your Assistant and You
- 15.5 Capturing Multicamera Material
- 15.6 Labelling Clips Sensibly
- 15.7 Keeping a Copy
- 15.8 Clock Information
- 15.9 Top and Tails: Leaders, Titles, and Clean Elements
- 15.10 Scripts
- 15.11 Panning and Scanning
- 15.12 Offline and Online
- 15.13 Tapeless
- 15.14 Key Points—Projects—Crossing Ts and Dotting Is
- Chapter 16. The Final Days
- Chapter 17. My Last Bits of Advice
- Chapter 18. In Conclusion
- Appendix 1. Loading the Exercise Media
- Appendix 2. A List of the Exercises
- Appendix 3. My CV
- Appendix 4. Abbreviations
- Index
Product information
- Title: The Editor's Toolkit
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2016
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781317367758
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