Editing your Doc
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This document outlines the editing process for a documentary film project. It discusses key stages including organizing footage, creating sequences for each character, doing a first assembly, rough cut, fine cut, and adding sound, color correction, and other finishing elements. Test screenings of the rough cut are emphasized as important for getting feedback to improve the film. Guidelines are provided for constructive criticism during screenings. The final sections list upcoming rough cut screening times and attendees.
Editing your Doc
- 1. EDITING YOUR DOC STEPS & PROCESSES CLASS 8 SM2229/ A 2014
- 2. What is Editing? More than a technical skill, it is an art! Editing is an art of composing space (as totality or fragment, continuous or discontinuous) and time (linear or non-linear) through the arrangement, assembly and interaction of images (static or dynamic) and sounds (on screen or off screen), and an art of visualizing rhythm and tempo as emotional flow or movements of intensities.
- 3. WHY IS THE EDITOR IMPORTANT? • SELECTION • TIMING • ARRANGEMENT
- 4. "... Editing is a lot about patience and discipline and just banging away at something, turning off the machine and going home at night because you're frustrated and depressed, and then coming back in the morning to try again.” -Thelma Schoonmaker
- 5. STAGES IN THE EDITING PROCESS • Digitizing footage • Organizing and Naming footage • First Assembly • Rough cut • Fine cut • Final Cut
- 6. 1. Creating Bins & Organizing: Key First Steps Time permitting, this first step should be comprehensive and will make all subsequent steps much easier. Organizing and Naming footage is a key part of conceptualizing the film for the director and the editor. Assistant Editor often does this just UNDER DIRECTION: Bin Logic – These can be cross referencing: • Characters • B Roll • Time • Locations • Themes
- 8. 2. Creating Sequences: Finding Character Arcs Dealing with the footage of your characters can be attacked in multiple ways. •Central issue of story line of character •Key points of interview •Emotional moments Creating separate timelines for each character can be helpful
- 9. 3. First Assembly: Getting material together This first, longer cut is the loose bringing together of all the footage that you think will make up the final film. Bringing this footage in from the sequences onto a single timeline. •Do you have everything you need? •Do you need to reshoot? Additional footage? •Do you need archives? At this stage you want to make sure you have everything you need now in your project folder.
- 10. 4. Rough Cut: TEST SCREENINGS Getting feedback at this stage is critical. Test Screenings: •Invite people who are good critics. •It is good to have a mix of people you know and that you don’t know. •Think about the questions you have clearly beforehand. •Have people write down comments first, then have an open discussion
- 11. The Hamburger Method 1. Is the criticism truly constructive? Here are some synonyms for “constructive”: Positive, helpful, productive, useful, beneficial, and practical. Antonym: Destructive. 2. Why am I offering this criticism in the first place? Is it because I’m trying to be helpful or just because I’m an a**hole? 1. Is the criticism necessary and appropriate? Does it have a great impact on the “grander scheme of things”, or am I just being nitpicky. Will focusing on this issue be worth the time and effort in the long run? 2. Do I have the right, or better yet - have I earned the right to speak into this person’s life? The difference between “management” and “leadership” has a lot to do with the relationship you have with your team. “Managers” tend to focus on control, whereas real leaders take people to the next level. 3. Finally, have I noticed at least two things to compliment before commencing with the criticism? From: http://n8tip.com/the-hamburger-method-of-constructive-criticism-works- for-vegetarians-too
- 12. Editing Room Criticism: • Does the edit make sense? Were you confused? When? About what? • Is the story clear? If not, why not? • Are there shots that really work? Are there shots you don’t like? Why and why not? • Is there a clear flow & rhythm to the edit? Does it feel smooth, or is it disruptive? • What is your emotional response to the edit? • To the characters? Did you have certain feelings or responses to characters? Elaborate • Was the pacing too slow or too fast? • Were there cuts that jumped out (this can be a good or bad thing) • Were there moments you felt your attention drifting? Make note of those shots Add specific questions that you want test viewers to answer for you
- 13. 5. Fine Cut: After the Cut is Locked After the Fine Cut is LOCKED it is time to start the sound edit. The stages that happen after fine cut are: •Sound Edit •Sound Mix •Colour Correction •Graphic Design/ Inter-titles / Subtitles / Credits •Outputs and Conform
- 15. In the Final Mix with my Sound Editor, Daniel Lagace & Mixer / Sound Engineer, Jean Paul Vialard at the National Film Board in Canada.
- 16. Rough Cut Screenings Tuesday November 18, 4pm 1.Jing Jing 2.Ying 3.Kalman 4.Salome 5.Shawn 6.Vicky 7.Victor 8.Regina 9.Josh Wednesday November 19, 12pm 1.Kei 2.Daria 3.Emily 4.Ariane 5.Carmen 6.Yu 7.Anna 8.Mao