Class 6 Summary

So this post picks up from the equipment requirements for a video shoot.

We will now look at the responsibilities of an editor in the process of video production.

We will categorise these responsibilities into three stages: Collect, Conform, Collate.

***Collect***
Video Footage, Pictures, Audio, Animation, Music, Foley Effects, Illustrations, etc. are the building blocks of our video production. We need to document them at this stage in a process called "logging" where we name and describe the files in manner that will be helpful later on. The process will may span the entire project as the editor may realize he needs new material down to the last minute, in order to tell a better story.

***Conform***
Before we begin editing is important to ask what our final output format will be, in terms of screen size, video codec, audio codec, sample rate and quality, and aspect ratio (the ratio of actual width to format width).

As long as we collect material we have to change the format of that raw material to one that fits our edit format. That way we have a consistent assets on our timeline. Otherwise our editing software has to re-render footage every time a change is made on the timeline in order to be viewed, which can be a time consuming process.

Media manager tools within the editing software can automate the conformation of video footage and photoshop actions or OS macros can automate the photographs and illustrations. Depending on the format of animation or sound, these may have to be conformed manually.

***Collate***
The creative process of the editor culminate here where he take the resources he has collected and conformed and tell the story as we have learned, according to the plot. The story is then trimmed down to the limitations of time an content restrictions. Read www.digitaljuicetv.com for information on editing software procedure.