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. Linear Editing  You must access material consecutively.

4. Linear Editing In Television production, VTRs are used

5. Linear Editing  Cannot access material randomly

6. NON-LINEAR EDITING File Management

7. NON-LINEAR EDITING  Randomly access files

8. NON-LINEAR EDITING  Done entirely by computer.  Done entirely by computer.

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

10. EDITING FUNCTIONS  Editing can be used to combine, condense, correct, and build.

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

12. EXAMPLE Vacation Video

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

14. EXAMPLE News Story

15. CORRECT  Editing to fix production mistakes  Most difficult  Editing to fix production mistakes  Most difficult

16. EXAMPLE Talent mispronounces a word Talent mispronounces a word

17. BUILD  Most satisfying  Build a show from many carefully planned shots  Most satisfying  Build a show from many carefully planned shots

18. EXAMPLE Commercial

19. CONTINUITY EDITING  Creates seamless transitions from one event detail to the next so that the story seems to flow. Dominant style of editing in The U.S.  Creates seamless transitions from one event detail to the next so that the story seems to flow. Dominant style of editing in The U.S.

20. Spatial Continuity  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.

21. Establishing Shot  Usually a wide shot that shows all of the important elements of a scene. Often referred to as the master shot, it can be cut to during the scene to reestablish spatial relations.

22. 180 degree rule  This rule states that the camera should always be placed on one side of an imaginary line that connects the subjects in a scene. Violating this rule can disorient the viewer.  Example: a basketball game  This rule states that the camera should always be placed on one side of an imaginary line that connects the subjects in a scene. Violating this rule can disorient the viewer.  Example: a basketball game

23. Temporal Continuity  Concerned with maintaining continuity of an action over time.  Can be used to condense or extend time.  Concerned with maintaining continuity of an action over time.  Can be used to condense or extend time.

24. Jump Cut  Objects or characters seem to jump in time and space.  Occurs when two shots are too similar in composition.  Objects or characters seem to jump in time and space.  Occurs when two shots are too similar in composition.

25. Matching Action  A series of shots cut together to create the illusion of seamless movement.  The character must repeat the same motion for each shot.  A series of shots cut together to create the illusion of seamless movement.  The character must repeat the same motion for each shot.

26. Montage Editing  Concerned with creating a relationship between seemingly unrelated shots by cutting between them.  Juxtaposition: the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side.  Example: Battleship Potemkin  Concerned with creating a relationship between seemingly unrelated shots by cutting between them.  Juxtaposition: the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side.  Example: Battleship Potemkin

27. Montage Editing  In the United States, montage editing is usually used to condense the passage of time.  Example: Rocky training scene.  In the United States, montage editing is usually used to condense the passage of time.  Example: Rocky training scene.