There are hundreds of different jobs in the television and film industry that exist today. Many people are needed to create a film or video, some people have very small parts in making the film while others have very large and important parts. Video editors hold a very important job in creating a finished a film or video. By sorting through footage, picking effective scenes, and sequencing the scenes in an effective manner; the video editor helps to create a well done final product. JOB DESCRIPTION Anywhere from websites, commercials, television shows, to Hollywood movies; video editors, who are also called film editors, are needed. When a film is being made, tons of “raw footage” (“Complete the Illusion with a Video Editing Career”) is the outcome. This is where the video editor comes in, it is their job to go through this “raw footage” daily and decide which scenes are the best scenes to use for the film and what scenes should be thrown away or deleted. The scenes that are chosen to be thrown away include ones where the angle of the camera wasn’t what the director liked or where the actors may have made any mistakes. When sorting through various scenes, it is important for video editors to, “select scenes based on their dramatic and entertainment value and contribution to story continuity” (Dannenfeldt). Selecting entertaining scenes will keep the audience interested and will also help them to understand the film better. After selecting various scenes and shots, the film editor’s next responsibility is assembling them and sequencing them in a logical and effective manner. Once this editing is finished “each scene should segue into the next flawlessly” (“Complete the Illusion with a Video Editing Career”). Once scenes ar... ... middle of paper ... ...hink that a video editing career is really exciting and a really awarding job at times aside from the sometimes unwanted travel and long lonely hours of working. Because who knows, maybe one day that will be you editing the new biggest movie of the year. Works Cited “Complete the illusion With a Video Editing Career.” TheArtCareerProject.com. The Art Career Project. 2013. Web. 8 Dec. 2013 Dannenfeldt, Diane “What Does a Film Editor Do?” entertainment.howstuffworks.com Discovery Company 2013. Web. 8 Dec. 2013 “Editor.”Creativeskillset.org. Creative Skill Set 2013. Web. 12 Dec. 2013 Morkes, Andrew., ed. Carol Yehling and Anne Paterson ed. Careers in Focus. Broadcasting Chicago:Ferguson’s publishing company 2001. Print. Reed, Maxine K. and Robert M. Reed Career Opportunities in Televison, Cable, Video, and Multimedia. New York: Facts on File 1999. Print.
The elements of editing such as shots, takes, scenes, and sequences are important factors to each film. In the film, the
Hundreds of movies are released every year. Filmmakers try to create the next jaw-dropping movie that audiences will stand in line for hours and pay top dollar to see. The key to success is finding ideas that appeal to a mass audience. Viewers are the lifeline of any production company so making something for everyone is a savvy business move for the film industry. To cover all bases, there are over fourteen different genres of movies. Film making is not a solo effort. It is a collaboration between the actors, directors, producers and other key contributors. This combined effort or mise-en-scene includes all the elements of the film to include actors, backdrops, costumes, props and lighting used to meet the director’s vision (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2011, Sec 3.2). This paper will discuss the elements of a movie clip entitled “You Can’t Handle the Truth” from the movie A Few Good Men.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) provides a vast multitude of information about the career I want to pursue, film editing. I’ve been interested in film editing for five years now. Film editors organize footage and make sure the film is clear and intelligible. Another job of an editor is talking with the director to find out exactly what the goal of the picture is. Many film editors are trained to use certain editing programs. “About 3 out of 10 film and video editors are self employed…” (3) FIlm editors generally work by themselves, using primarily computers. The work environment is usually a editing room and work can be taken anywhere if necessary. Film editors only need a bachelor's degree, some colleges teach students how to use
In order to understand more about movies we need to learn more about the tools that filmmakers use during production. We need to identify theatrical elements and techniques used in a cinema and also learn what effect they have on the audience. Camera movement, angle, editing, sound and framing can be some examples of cinematic techniques. Theatrical elements can include props, costumes, sets, and acting choice. Each theatrical element and cinematic technique plays an important role during film making. The question that we should ask is how does the director incorporate all this in a film?
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To understand the subjective ideation of film scripting, one has to consider the various possibilities of changing a section of a scene. There are innumerable po...
An audio engineer is responsible for the operation of the soundboard and other equipment in the recording of music, words, sounds, or any combination of such material. There are several types of engineering positions available in today's studios. In large studios, there are usually several engineers, each with the own duties and contributions. There are recording engineers, recording assistants, set-up engineers, maintenance engineers, and even mix-down engineers in some cases. In smaller studios the engineer is usually responsible for all of these duties. As a rule, the engineer should be able to set-up, use, and fix the equipment they work with.
First, one of the most important factors of a well put together video is that it is visually appealing. The aesthetic of a video is truly what captivates an audience and keep them engaged whether the video is a mere three minutes long like this one, or thirty minutes long. Its use of clips from the movies gives the audience a clear visual of who exactly the speaker is talking about.
It is very important how you put things up on the screen. It tells the viewer what the movie is about. Every single frame in a movie tells the fate of the characters.
...high angle shots, two or three shots, and close ups establish the mood and relationship between the characters. Whether the sound was orchestral or pop music, it had a significant value to the plot, sequences, and shots of the story. In the case of movie shots, editing had a significant value to the film in order to help identify characters importance to the plot of a story.
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Film editing by definition is part of the creative postproduction process of filmmaking. In today’s modern world, film has made use of advanced digital technology to help with the editing. The editor or editors are usually given a complete compilation of all the footage. These various separate shots that can be regarded as ‘ raw’ footage. Their task is to create a finished motion picture through combining and selecting shots and putting them into a coherent sequence of events. Whenever we are viewing a film it is extremely difficult to consciously perceive all the editing that has been undertaken. Every single time there is a change from one image to another, this is an edit. For editors, it could be a possible annoyance or perhaps a blessing that critics and the audience never specifically point out the editor’s contribution. However it must be noted that film editors aren’t the only ones that will contribute to a films editing.
Some video editors become famous themselves by just uploading edited films on to websites for people to see. Most video editors get a degree in video editing to get a job on a movie set. A lot of video editors work with raw footage, not touched, and make them look better right before it gets broadcasted to the world. I bet these video editors have a lot of stress but I think I will be able to handle it. Most video editing is done on a computer. Most jobs related to this career is found on movie sets, television shows and even on YouTube.
Offering the unique ability to visually and audibly convey a story, films remain a cornerstone in modern society. Combined with a viewer’s desire to escape the everyday parameters of life, and the excitement of enthralling themselves deep into another world, many people enjoy what films stand to offer. With the rising popularity of films across the world, the amount of film makers increases every day. Many technological innovations mark the advancement of film making, but the essential process remains the same. Pre-production accounts for everything taken place before any shooting occurs, followed by the actual production of the film, post-production will then consist of piecing the film together, and finally the film must reach an audience. Each step of this process contributes to the final product, and does so in a unique right. The process of film making will now start chronologically, stemming from the idea of the story, producing that story into a film, editing that footage together, and finally delivering that story to its viewers.