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We won't spam you. I promise. It's pretty much just let you know when the film is released.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Commencement of Post Production
Although we are still shooting, we have gone ahead and started capturing footage from our tapes. This is the process where we dump video from the tape into the computer.
Logging comes next. That is where we watch all of the footage, organize it, and describe it. This is the time to be thorough. We are looking at everything and cutting it to bits and describing every little bit as detailed as possible so that we can find each little piece that we need while editing.
To use an analogy, let's say you're trying to get across town to work. Well, you could drive down every street looking for the building or you could name all of the streets and use the naming convention to guide you to your destination. Which way you think is faster and allow you to get more work done?
As an editor all I have is my time. If I can't efficiently find that little video or audio clip that I need when I need it I'm going to waste a LOT of time looking for clips when I should be using that time to piece clips together.
Doing a good job logging means that I can take more time being creative in the editing process.
And that is a good thing! Thanks for reading!
Logging comes next. That is where we watch all of the footage, organize it, and describe it. This is the time to be thorough. We are looking at everything and cutting it to bits and describing every little bit as detailed as possible so that we can find each little piece that we need while editing.
To use an analogy, let's say you're trying to get across town to work. Well, you could drive down every street looking for the building or you could name all of the streets and use the naming convention to guide you to your destination. Which way you think is faster and allow you to get more work done?
As an editor all I have is my time. If I can't efficiently find that little video or audio clip that I need when I need it I'm going to waste a LOT of time looking for clips when I should be using that time to piece clips together.
Doing a good job logging means that I can take more time being creative in the editing process.
And that is a good thing! Thanks for reading!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Garden of Hope
In 2002, a fire devastated the building behind the apartment building I manage. The vacant property now boasts a community garden. I enjoy caring for it. Now and then I indulge in some quiet time at the garden. Basking in the serenity I often think of Racing Heart.
'Editing is Montage', professor Ben Meade used to say. What is montage? It is a mixture. A mixture of sequential images that is more than the sum of it's parts. It contains meaning. It's the subtext. It's code for emotions. With Montage, you can 'read' and 'feel' between the lines. Editing requires I draw on my experience and knowledge of philosophy, music, aesthetics, psychology, spirituality, ethics, performing arts, language arts, culture, history, graphic design, computer technology, office/financial, and communications.
I love editing!
'Editing is Montage', professor Ben Meade used to say. What is montage? It is a mixture. A mixture of sequential images that is more than the sum of it's parts. It contains meaning. It's the subtext. It's code for emotions. With Montage, you can 'read' and 'feel' between the lines. Editing requires I draw on my experience and knowledge of philosophy, music, aesthetics, psychology, spirituality, ethics, performing arts, language arts, culture, history, graphic design, computer technology, office/financial, and communications.
I love editing!
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