underground-rap
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Become a Professional Filmmaker with Ease!
About:
This thread is here to help you stepping up in the game of editing!
You are going to learn about the basic philosophy on editing and software consideration.
I am not promoting the software given at the bottom of this thread,
neither I am giving any links for download / purchase.
A good edit is an edit the audience doesn't notice.
This means they are fully immersed in the film
and are not distracted or thrown off by bad editing decisions.
A few bad editing habits are:
Basic Philosophy of an Edit
The mainstream world of editing focuses around 4 editing software.
They all have similarities and are basically doing the same thing.
Some have established themselves in certain industries, countries,
and broadcasting institutions, and some have just always been there.
The programs below are the most popular software,
I suggest to use Premiere Pro for editing,
since most of the successful companies are using it.
With some researches you should find out which programs fits the best to you.
1. Adobe Premiere Pro
2. Final Cut Pro X (Mac based)
3. Avid a.k.a Diva
4. DaVinci Resolve
If you enjoyed reading through this let me know and
I will post more stuff about editing!
About:
This thread is here to help you stepping up in the game of editing!
You are going to learn about the basic philosophy on editing and software consideration.
I am not promoting the software given at the bottom of this thread,
neither I am giving any links for download / purchase.
A Poor Edit:A good edit is an edit the audience doesn't notice.
This means they are fully immersed in the film
and are not distracted or thrown off by bad editing decisions.
A few bad editing habits are:
- Messy project organization
- Poor edit flow, sequencing and image selection
- Poor choice of music
- Too long or too short
- Bad sound mix
- Incorrect image colors
- Image issues that remain uncorrected (crooked horizon)
- Poor graphics and titles
- Poor subtitle formatting
- Poor file delivery
Basic Philosophy of an Edit
- A good edit is an edit that the audience doesn't notice
- A good edit is not too long and not too short
- A good edit has a consistent rhythm and flow
- A good edit has music that supports the story and theme
- A good edit has a good sound mix
- A good editor cleans up the details
- A good editor fixes weaker shots as well as possible
- A good editor fixes crooked horizons
- A good editor can deliver the desired format and understands the basics of compression
- A good editor works with color correction and grading.
The mainstream world of editing focuses around 4 editing software.
They all have similarities and are basically doing the same thing.
Some have established themselves in certain industries, countries,
and broadcasting institutions, and some have just always been there.
The programs below are the most popular software,
I suggest to use Premiere Pro for editing,
since most of the successful companies are using it.
With some researches you should find out which programs fits the best to you.
1. Adobe Premiere Pro
2. Final Cut Pro X (Mac based)
3. Avid a.k.a Diva
4. DaVinci Resolve
If you enjoyed reading through this let me know and
I will post more stuff about editing!