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CHAPTER
Editing Operations
About Editing Operations . . . . . .450
Video Postproduction . . . . . . . .450
Creating the Video World . . . . . .
450
The Challenge of Digital Post . . . .
451
The Underlying Concepts . . . . . .
452
The Range of Editing Software . . .
452
The Craft of Editing. . . . . . . . . .453
Subtractive Editing . . . . . . . . . .
455
Additive Editing . . . . . . . . . . .
456
Editing Phases. . . . . . . . . . . . .
456
Organizing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .458
Identifying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
458
Describing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
459
Assembling . . . . . . . . . . . . . .459
Selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
459
Sequencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
459
Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
464
Enhancing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .464
Improving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
464
Conforming . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
465
Redesigning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
466
Synthesizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .466
Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
466
Layering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
467
Archiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .468
Rendering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
468
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
468
Publishing and Presenting. . . . . .
469
CHAPTER
Editing Principles
About Editing Principles. . . . . . .474
Continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .474
Methods of Organization . . . . . .
474
Shot-to-Shot Continuity . . . . . . .
475
Sequence Continuity . . . . . . . . .
480
Program Continuity . . . . . . . . .
482
Sound and Continuity . . . . . . . .
485
Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . .486
Selecting the Best Performance . . .
486
Controlling Performance Pace. . . .
489
Enhancing or Adding Meanings . .
489
Conferring Importance. . . . . . . .
491
Emphasis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .492
Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
492
Angle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
493
Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
493
Shot Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
494
Reinforcement. . . . . . . . . . . . .
495
Pace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .495
Delivering Content . . . . . . . . . .
495
Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
496
Variety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
497
Rhythm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
497