Video Editing And Post Production

Videotape Editing and Post-Production emphasizes the basic information that professionals need to acquire a practical, working knowledge of editing equipment and the post-production process. This book is a "real world" guide to both the technical and non-technical aspects of videotape production. The text and numerous illustrations bring the reader up-to-date on the latest developments in video, including component video signal, field rate SMPTE time code, Betacam SP (TM), VHS HiFi, the videotape editing bay, control edit list cleaning, and multi format editing. Anderson also provides timely information on the latest film to video offline systems, track editing, time-code editing, offline editing, digital video effects systems, electronic animation and graphics systems, and personal computers that function as edit controllers and edit list management tools. Combining basic information on editing equipment and techniques with tips on budgeting, organization, and getting into video editing, this is a valuable reference tool for experienced and novice editing professionals. * Practical, hands-on approach * Provides novices with basic information on equipment and techniques * Offers professionals guidance on the management of the process

Video Editing, Third Edition continues the tradition of its predecessors as a complete guide to video editing for the novice up to the professional, taking them through the conceptual aspects of video postproduction. It covers technical as well as creative aspects of video editing, and its direct approach and accessible style make this book a good choice for students and professionals alike. Video Editing will help the reader to become both knowledgeable about and comfortable with practical editing concepts, techniques, and practices. It possesses a unique combination of technical information, hands-on techniques, applied aesthetics, and discussions of industry procedures, thus making an often intimidating process easy to understand and follow. This new edition provides up-to-date information on the newest technologies and includes extensive coverage of digital editing, as well as random access and digital off-line systems. This timely and significant revision will bring anyone up to speed in the fast-paced postproduction environment. Steven E. Browne is currently the supervising editor at New Wave Productions, where he oversees video finishing of all Walt Disney, Hollywood Pictures, and Touchstone Pictures first-run feature film broadcast commercials. He has over 20 years of diverse and extensive experience as both an on-line and off-line editor. Mr. Browne is also the author of a number of other books including Film/Video Terms and Concepts, Getting That Job in Hollywood, and Videotape Post-Production Primer.

Creative Postproduction explains the creative aspects of film and video postproduction so as to enhance the understanding and appreciation of film and television. This text provides essential insight into the postproduction process for general film students; those headed for careers as directors, cinematographers, producers, or writers; and those who want to pursue a career in the area of postproduction itself. While focusing on the creative aspects, it discusses many technical considerations along the way and covers up-to-date technological developments. With clear language and a wealth of real-life experience, Creative Postproduction shows how creativity continues to the very end of the filmmaking process. Features: Written by four award-winning, working professionals in film and television, providing students with first-hand insight into the business. Includes comprehensive coverage of editing, sound and visual effects, postproduction processes, and film music, giving students a well-rounded view of the entire postproduction process. Provides current information on digital filmmaking, video, and other processes, which is of special interest to students who commonly use these media. Stresses the esthetic and creative aspects of film work after shooting is complete, an increasingly important aspect of filmmaking as more primary creation occurs in postproduction than ever before. Features an extensive glossary of postproduction terminology, giving students a resource to recent terminology that is not yet widely understood.

Although from very different eras and cultures, these editors all have one thing in common - each of them has helped pushed the boundaries of the language of editing.".

Exploring Movie Construction & Production contains eight chapters of the major areas of film construction and production. The discussion covers theme, genre, narrative structure, character portrayal, story, plot, directing style, cinematography, and editing. Important terminology is defined and types of analysis are discussed and demonstrated. An extended example of how a movie description reflects the setting, narrative structure, or directing style is used throughout the book to illustrate building blocks of each theme. This approach to film instruction and analysis has proved beneficial to increasing students¿ learning, while enhancing the creativity and critical thinking of the student.

Every film or show that we watch, no matter how great the final cut, has its problems during production. Whether it's a bad performance from an actor, a hole in the story or script, continuity or pacing issues, or something being placed in a shot that shouldn't be, there's no shortage of problems encountered once postproduction has begun. Fixing these problems then becomes the job of the editor. This book provides those editors with creative editing solutions they can employ to overcome these problems and is the key to nursing a sick project back to health in the editing room. Though the book takes an application-agnostic approach, specific solutions are presented for today's most commonly used non-linear editing applications. Solutions more relevant to certain genres are discussed in-depth, as are solutions that editors can employ through the use of simple VFX techniques. Case studies and interviews with Hollywood editors provide readers with real-world problems encountered, and solutions used to overcome them. The companion website provides Quicktime videos and Flash animations visually demonstrating problems and how they were dealt with.

Covering the techniques needed to audio post-produce video and film programmes and giving a detailed explanation of the techniques and methods used in audio post-production, this book is aimed at those in video and film editing, as well as audio recording, in music, television, video and film.