What Is Editing?
A few months ago, I saw the following anonymous sign taped on the wall of an edit bay at KTLA-TV, Los Angeles:"What is Editing?"Editing is the process that transforms a miscellaneous collection of badly focused, poorly exposed, and horribly framed shots containing reversed screen direction, unmatched action, disappearing props, flair, and hair in the aperture; (but not containing any close-ups, cut-ins, or cut-aways) into a smooth, coherent, and effective visual statement of the original script…for which the director gets the credit."Final Cut Pro won't make you a great editor. But using Final Cut can help you do great editing.Regardless of whether your story is a feature film, corporate training, or home movies of Jennifer's first birthday, the essence of all video and film production is storytellling.Compelling media, meaning programs that you want to watch, all have a solid storywith a beginning, middle, and an endat their core. Now, this story doesn't have to be fictional. Maybe it's a biography of someone you respect, or training for a new piece of equipment, or a news report, or a documentary.What makes a story compelling is that it stays focused on its mission. It doesn't wander about, highlight irrelevant material, or meander through meaningless backwaters. A good storyteller knows what's essential for telling his or her story, tells it, then stops.Editing is essential to storytelling. Editing is the process of getting rid of everything that isn't relevant to the telling of your story, arranging the pieces for the greatest impact, then tweaking the timing until it flows smoothly. Only after you have it organized can you "fancy your story up."In short, editing is a process that requires both logic and creativity to be successful. |
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