Editing

Editing

There are two main types of editing, video editing and sound editing.

Below are most of the terms referring to video editing.

Video Editing

Capture Device - A piece of hardware which is used to convert analogue video into digital video

Encoding - The process used to convert a digital video into a certain format, for example; saving a project in MGEG-2 format for DVD distribution. 

Compressors and Codec’s - Software used to decompress and compress digital video. Compression is used to decrease the size of the file.

Editing - Editing is part of post-production and is the process of rearranging, adding and/or removing video clips. This also can create transitions between clips.

Transition - This is the way one shot changes to the next.

Non Linear Editing - A method of editing which uses computer software to edit footage

Layering - This is adding multiple layers of superimposed video

Linear Editing - Linear Editing can also be referred to as 'Tape to Tape' editing. It is a method of editing in which footage is copied from one tape to another in a certain order.

Post Production - Post Production is everything that happens to the audio and video after production, for example, after the footage has been shot. Post production includes video editing, audio editing, colour correction, titling, and effects.

Mise En Scene

Costume - A costume says a huge amount about a character, for example; a person in some cheap, weathered and torn clothes, they would most likely be from a very poor background and would have little money to spend on basic items. Whereas, a person walking down the street in a smart suit and a brief case would probably going to or from a high class job and has quite a comfortable bank balance.

Set Design - This is the setting of a scene and the objects (props) that are involved. Set Design is an important element of "putting the scene" and can be used to increase the dominant of mood or characters emotion in a film, or even to establish aspects of the character.

Space - Depending on how space is represented, it affects the reading of a film. Proximity, depth, proximity and size of the objects and places in a film can be manipulated through camera placement and lenses, set design, lighting, determining relationships or mood between aspects in the film.

Lighting - The quality, direction and intensity of lighting have a huge effect on the way in which an image is interpreted. Light and shade can emphasise and change shape, texture, distance, mood, season, time of day or night and other aspects of a film. It also affects the way in which colours are rendered in terms of depth and tone and can focus the audience’s attention on particular elements.

Acting - Acting has a large variation in performance of style in the cinema, both cultural and historical.