This document introduces film and video editing techniques. It discusses what editing is, the purpose of editing, and how editing has evolved with technology. Editing involves cutting and rearranging footage to tell a story and impact audience perception. Historically, film was physically cut, but digital editing software like Adobe Premiere Pro has sped up the process. The document outlines class activities like workshops and assignments to apply editing techniques to students' documentary and short film projects.

1. Film and Video Editing
Techniques

2. What is Editing?

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd68fZq_af4

4. What is this project about
• The aim of this part of the project is to
introduce you to both technical and
artistic aspects of Editing.
• You will learn about:
- Editing Technology, and editing
Techniques.
- How to edit using Final Cut Pro X
- How to edit using Adobe Premiere Pro
• You will need to:
- Complete in class workshops
- Present ideas
- Apply techniques to your own Doc and
short films.

5. • Cuts & Transitions 101 - YouTube

6. Editing

7. Lesson Aims:
• MUST know what editing is.
• SHOULD discuss the purpose of
editing.
• COULD evaluate why editors
make choices to impact upon
Audience perception.

8. Why edit?
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJo5ih2Hk
xE
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoNATPsO
sZk#t=162

9. Edit = Cutting
• Comes from physically cutting up film reel to remove unwanted
footage and sticking it back together.
• In America the term cut puts an emphasis on separating, or
removing footage.
• In the UK film the term cut can refer to joining together footage.
• Why does cutting or editing a film work?

10. Since 1996…
• All Oscar winning films have been
digitally edited.
• Before that all Oscar winners were
edited using a length of film reel.
• During the making of Apocalypse Now,
editors had 1,250,000 feet of film to
work through. The equivalent of 230
hours.
• This took 2 years to edit, and had an
average of 1.5 cuts per day.

11. Digital Editing…
• With the addition of digital video
and editing equipment such as;
Adobe Premiere Pro this has sped
up the process.
• How else has it improved an
editors job?
• In the UK, film is captured at a
frame rate of 24 frames (pictures)
per second (24fps). Why do we
capture at 24fps?

12. In Pairs discuss how editors might be
similar to the following professions:
A tour guide A bomb disposal expert
A surgeon A Magician

13. Just one Shot
• Take a screenshot of your chosen shot from
one of the videos provided.
• Write a description of the different qualities of
the shot (the shot not the screenshot so the
moving qualities could be included)
• Paste your screenshot and description to the
forum on Moodle by the end of the session.

14. How I achieved the Lesson Aims:
Presented by………
• All of you will be able to know what
editing is.
• Most of you will be able to discuss
the purpose of editing.
• Some of you will be able to
evaluate why editors make choices
to impact upon Audience
perception.
Acceptable
Pass
Outstanding