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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Part 1. Getting Started -- Chapter 1. On Your Way -- 1.1. Find an Assistant -- 1.2. Know Your Tools -- 1.3. Basic Setups -- 1.4. Bank It -- 1.5. Move to Hollywood -- 1.6. Create Your Resume -- 1.7. Your Favorite Five -- 1.8. Find the Job -- 1.9. Prepare for the Interview -- 1.10. Interview -- Chapter 2. Before Your First Day on the Job -- 2.1. Be Prepared -- 2.2. Script Elements -- 2.3. Scene Breakdown -- 2.4. Schedule for Elements -- 2.5. Continuity -- 2.6. Wall Continuity -- 2.7. Measurement Charts -- 2.8. SFX -- 2.9. MX: Needle Drops and Score -- 2.10. Playback: MX and PIX -- 2.11. VFX -- 2.12. Stock -- 2.13. Order the Supplies -- Chapter 3. Your First Day -- 3.1. Setting Up the Project Window -- 3.2. Settings -- 3.3. Import FX and MX -- 3.4. Binders and Paperwork -- 3.5. Spec and Format Sheets -- 3.6. Meet the Crew -- ̂ |
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6.7. Prepare the VFX Notes -- 6.8. Reassign Tracks -- 6.9. Create the Chase Cassette (DVD) -- 6.10. Create the PIX and Audio Edit Decision Lists (EDLs) and the OMFs -- 6.11. Prepare for SFX and MX Spotting -- 6.12. Duplicate the Script and Sound Reports -- Chapter 7. Assisting Protocols for Documentaries -- 7.1. Elements of a Documentary -- 7.2. Sort the Footage -- 7.3. Create a Radio Cut -- 7.4. Stock Footage -- 7.5. Stills -- 7.6. Titling -- 7.7. Use of SFX and MX -- 7.8. Finishing the Documentary -- Chapter 8. Assisting Protocols for Reality Shows -- 8.1. Dailies -- 8.2. Basic Management -- 8.3. Work Space Synchronization -- 8.4. Offline and Online Management -- 8.5. Digitizing and Organizing Dailies -- Step 1. Stacking -- Step 2. Overlapping Clips -- Step 3. Check for Timecode Drift -- Step 4. Synching Each Camera to the Base Camera on V1 -- Step 5. Set Auxiliary TC for the Base Camera -- Step 6. Adjust the Aux TC for the Rest of the Cameras -- Step 7. Add Edits at Every Place on tire Sequence Where a Clip Starts or Stops -- Step 8. Creating the Subclips from the Sequence -- Step 9. Create the Multigroup by Auxiliary TC -- 8.6. Project Organization -- 8.7. Outputs -- 8.8. Things to Check Before Outputting a QT or DVD -- 8.9. QuickTimes -- 8.10. DVD Outputs -- 8.11. Locking -- 8.12. Up-Rezzing -- 8.13. Audio for OMF -- 8.14. Prepping for Online -- 8.15. Assisting on FCP in Reality Television -- 8.16. Importing and Organizing the Project -- 8.17. Multiclips -- 8.18. B Rolls -- 8.19. SFX and MX -- 8.20. Transcriptions -- 8.21. Story Stringout -- 8.22. Output -- 8.23. Online -- 8.24. Audio Prep for Online -- 8.25. In Summary -- Chapter 9. First Day Observations in the Editing Room -- 9.1. Day on Episodic Television -- Laura Sempel (American Intern 2010) -- 9.2. Different Venue in Episodic Television |
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Andreas Arnheiter (International Intern 2010) -- 9.3. Day on a Feature -- Paul Penczner (American Intern 2010) -- 9.4. Day on Reality -- NompiVilakaze (International Intern 2010) -- 9.5. in Summary -- Part 2. Protocol -- Chapter 10. Unwritten Rules of the Editing Room -- 10.1. Be on Time (15 Minutes Early) -- 10.2. Make the Coffee -- 10.3. Unlock the Editing Rooms -- 10.4. Boot Up -- 10.5. Prepare for the Day -- 10.6. Informative Messages and Post-it Notes -- 10.7. Grooming -- 10.8. Know the Phones -- 10.9. Ask Down, Not Up -- Chapter 11. Personality -- 11.1. Have a Yes Attitude -- 11.2. Make Eye Contact -- 11.3. Admit Mistakes -- 11.4. Be Honest -- 11.5. Be Proactive -- 11.6. Leave Your Problems at Home -- 11.7. Crying -- 11.8. Arguing -- 11.9. Lodging Complaints -- 11.10. Gossiping -- 11.11. Noise and Personal Hygiene -- 11.12. Creating Ambience Levels -- Chapter 12. Navigating the Room -- 12.1. Entering the Room -- 12.2. Know When to Leave the Room -- 12.3. Answering the Phones -- 12.4. Reading the Room -- 12.5. Taking Notes -- 12.6. Giving Your Opinion on a Scene -- 12.7. Triangulation -- 12.8. Email Etiquette -- Part 3. Make the Cut -- Chapter 13. Approaching Your Career -- 13.1. Get into a Cutting Room -- 13.2. Develop a Relationship with the Post Staff -- 13.3. Find a Mentor -- 13.4. Keep a Journal -- 13.5. One-Year Plan -- 13.6. Gracefully Leaving Your Nonunion Job -- 13.7. When to Look for Work -- 13.8. Choose Your Genre: From Features to Television -- Chapter 14. Plan Ahead and Move Up -- 14.1. Three-Year Plan -- 14.2. Money Management -- 14.3. Perform at Your Highest Level -- 14.4. Edit Every Day -- 14.5. Upward Mobility -- 14.6. Cementing Relationships -- 14.7. Gracefully Leaving Your Union Job -- Chapter 15. On the Brink of Editing -- 15.1. Five-Year Plan |
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15.2. That Promised Seat -- 15.3. Expanding Your Network -- 15.4. Advanced Skills -- 15.5. Editing Styles -- 15.6. Edit During Hiatus -- 15.7. Remaining an Assistant -- 15.8. in Conclusion -- Part 4. Commonality -- Chapter 16. Editors Panel Discussion |
| Summary |
Being a successful editor is about more than just knowing how to operate a certain piece of software, or when to make a certain transition. On the contrary, there are many unwritten laws and a sense of propriety that are never discussed or taught in film schools or in other books. Based on their own experiences, first as upcoming assistant editors, then as successful Hollywood editors, the authors guide you through the ins and outs of establishing yourself as a respected€film and video editor. Insight is included on an array of technical issues such as script breakdown, prepping for sound effects, organizing camera and sound reports, comparison timings, €assemply footages and more. In addition, they also provide first-hand insight into industry protocol, providing tips on interviewing, etiquette, career planning and more, information you simply won't find in any other book. The book concludes with a chapter featuring Q+A sessions with various established Hollywood editors about what they expect from their assistant editors. * Cutting insight and tested tips€from 2 established Hollywood editors (combined credits include Cesar Milan: Dog Whisperer, The Simple Life, The Shield, Dawson's Creek) will have you on the path to being a successful assistant editor in no time * Includes discussions with some of the top editors in the industry, sharing their views on what they expect from their assistants in the editing suite * Offers technical info such as the intricacies of digitizing and breaking down a script, as well as practical knowledge on topics like interview preparation and industry ettiquette |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Editing
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Television -- Production and direction.
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Motion pictures -- Editing
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Television -- Production and direction
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780240813981 |
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0240813987 |
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