Editing1. Selecting significant
event details and putting them into a specific sequence to
tell a story with clarity and impact.
Linear Editing2. Copying sections of the source tapes to the edit master tape in the desired
sequence.
Linear Editing3. You must
access material consecutively.
Linear Editing4. VCR’s are used
Linear Editing5. Cannot access material randomly
EXAMPLE6. Video cassette or audio cassette
NON-LINEAR EDITING
7. File Management
NON-LINEAR EDITING
8. Randomly access files
NON-LINEAR EDITING
9. Done entirely by computer.
NON-LINEAR EDITING
10. Can display various camera shots side by side.
Example
11. DVD, CD, USB drive
CONTINUITY EDITING
12. Creates seamless transitions from one event detail to the next so that the story seems to flow. Not concerned with logic, but how pictures and sound carry over from shot to shot.
ExampleYou do not need to write this example
Shot #1 Close up of woman, sitting in a diner, sipping a cup of coffee. She is wearing a blue scarf.
Shot #2 Two-shot of woman and man, both with coffee. Woman’s scarf is sitting on the table.
Shot #3 Close up of woman. She is wearing the scarf.
13. Event details need to stay the same from shot to shot to preserve continuity.
MENTAL MAP14. Preserves the location and motion of objects over a series of shots to help viewer establish & maintain where things should be & where they should move.
ON & OFFSCREEN
POSITIONS15. To maintain on screen positions & continuity, cameras must stay on the same side of the 180 vector line.
Crossing-the-Line
Breaking the 180 Degree Rule
16. When one camera shot is from one side of the axis of
action/conversation and another camera shot is from
the other side. If the two shots are cut
together, the movement in the shot will appear to change
direction..