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..