Cut by Cut: Editing Your Film or Video

by Chandler, Gael

• ISBN13: 9781615930906
• ISBN10: 1615930906
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

This second edition covers the current landscape of postproduction process, taking the reader step by step through the editor's journey from receiving dailies to delivery, the operation of digital editing systems, mix editing, and creating effective cuts.

Author Biography

Gael Chandler has edited comedies, dramas, documentaries, features, corporate videos, and promos, and cut on every type of medium. Nominated twice for a Cable A.C.E. award, she is a member of the Editors Peer Group of the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences and annually judges the Emmy and College TV awards. Her second book, Film Editing: Great Cuts Filmmakers and Movie Lovers Should Know, reveals the secrets of artful editing using 600 color frames from recent popular films.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. x
2nd Edition Foreword	p. xi
1st Edition Foreword	p. xiv
Preface: The Practical Alchemy of Editing	p. xvii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Permissions	p. xx
Introduction: Stepping Aboard and Navigating the Book	p. xxiii
Setting up and Organizing your Project
Introduction	p. 1
Starting Your Project
Introduction	p. 2
Decisions, Decisions: Getting Started on the Right Path through Postproduction	p. 3
Project Checklist	p. 26
Video, Digital, and Film Basics: Terms, Concepts, and Practices	p. 28
Organizing for Editing
Introduction	p. 64
Setting Up the Cutting Room: Workflows, Labeling Shots, and Other Common Cutting Room Tasks	p. 65
DIY Postproduction Schedule	p. 100
Preparing Dailies
Stage One: Budget Form for Dailies	p. 101
Editing
Introduction	p. 139
How to Approach the Footage
Introduction	p. 140
To Cut or Not to Cut: Where to Cut and Why	p. 141
Everyday Editing Challenges	p. 172
From Animation to Reality: Editing Different Genres	p. 193
Getting from First Cut to Final Cut
Introduction	p. 222
Making the Cuts: Editing on a Digital System	p. 223
The Process: Getting from First Cut to Locked Cut	p. 252
Tape and Tapeless Show Continuity Form	p. 276
Film Show Continuity Form	p. 277
Stage Two: Budget Form for Editing	p. 278
Completing Your Project
Introduction	p. 279
Sound, Music, and the Mix
Introduction	p. 280
Designing Sound and Music	p. 281
Editing and Mixing Sound and Music	p. 311
ADR Cue Sheet
Stage Three: Budget Form for Sound, Music, and the Mix	p. 338
Finishing and Delivering
Introduction	p. 342
Finishing on Tape, File, or the Web	p. 343
Finishing on Film and via Digital Intermediary	p. 385
Final Wrap-Up	p. 407
Stage Three: Budget Form for Finishing	p. 408
How to Find an Editing Job	p. 410
Resources	p. 418
Glossary	p. 425
Bibliography	p. 463
Index	p. 469
About the Author	p. 477
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