Cut by Cut
What’s the book about?
Cut by Cut is divided into three stages, corresponding to the three stages of post production (the editing phase of a project).
Stage 1 Setting Up and Organizing lays out how to shoot a project for post production. Next it tells you how to log and organize dailies for editing on a digital system or film.
Stage 2 Editing Practices and Procedures details the aesthetics and practicalities of editing the footage and moving your show from first cut to final cut.
Stage 3 Completing Your Project leads you through sound and music editing and the mix. It then takes you step-by-step through finishing your project for viewing on screen, tube, DVD, Intranet, or Internet.
Cut by Cut contains 35 tables, over 100 photos and illustrations and 15 printable forms, most of which you can download for free from the homepage. It features a meaty section on how to land that elusive editing job, an extensive glossary, and editor’s resource guide. This 374 page book also includes editing advice from all types of editors (movie, TV, music video, news, commercial, sound designers, etc.).
Topics
Cut by Cut shows you how to:
- Edit on a digital video editing system like Avid or Final Cut Pro
- Sync, organize, and edit on film
- Ensure that each cut advances your project’s story
- Cut action, montage, documentary, and drama
- Finesse dialogue, sound effects, and music
- Create and understand special visual effects
You will also find out how to:
- Prepare your show for sound editing and the sound mix
- Complete your project on your digital editing system
- Direct the videotape online editing session
- Oversee the DVD authoring and the film negative cut process
- Glimpse the future of film, digital video editing, and digital cinema
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