1. Editing
Selecting significant event details and putting them into a specific sequence to tell a story with clarity and impact.

2. Linear Editing
Copying sections of the source tapes to the edit master tape in the desired sequence.

3. You must access material consecutively.
Linear Editing
You must access material consecutively.

4. Linear Editing
VCR’s are used

5. Cannot access material randomly
Linear Editing
Cannot access material randomly

6. Video cassette or audio cassette
EXAMPLE
Video cassette or audio cassette

7. NON-LINEAR EDITING
File Management

8. NON-LINEAR EDITING
Randomly access files

9. Done entirely by computer.
NON-LINEAR EDITING
Done entirely by
computer.

10. Can display various camera shots side by side.
NON-LINEAR EDITING
Can display various camera shots side by side.

11. EDITING FUNCTIONS

12. COMBINE Simplest kind of editing Combine various tape segments
Generally in chronological order

13. EXAMPLE
Vacation Video

14. Reduce overall length Concentrate on what you need to show and say.
CONDENSE
Reduce overall length
Concentrate on what you need to show and say.

15. EXAMPLE
News Story

16. Editing to fix production mistakes Most difficult
CORRECT
Editing to fix production mistakes
Most difficult

17. Talent mispronounces a word
EXAMPLE
Talent mispronounces
a word

18. Most satisfying Build a show from many carefully planned shots

19. EXAMPLE
Commercial

20. CONTINUITY EDITING
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.

21. MENTAL MAP
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.

22. VECTORS
Graphic, Index & Motion vectors are important to establish and maintain continuity from shot to shot.

23. ON & OFF SCREEN POSITIONS
To maintain on screen positions & vector continuity, cameras must stay on the same side of the vector line. (the 180)