Director: Pierce Thomas
Editor: Ben Isaacs (me)
Cinematographer: Katelyn Wagner
Production Designer: Bianca Raby
These are four very crucial roles for creating the best feel for the movie and creating the intended mood and meaning we are trying to create. In this post, I am going to be going over why I chose to be the editor for the film and what jobs I will have in contributing to the filmmaking process.
So firstly, what does the editor do? Besides simply putting the clips together of course, there is an extensive amount of things that editors are responsible for. Among these, is their collaboration with cinematographers, sound editors, and directors to get a good understanding of the intended vision of the film, to best bring all the elements together and tell a story. The editor must also watch through hours of extensive footage and be able to select the scenes with the best dramatic and entertainment value, and be able to make rough cuts and edits to create the intended story. The editor must also make revisions to the film at the request of the director and producers, and then releasing it to the film house for production once all is finished.
I felt that this role would suit me well as I have always enjoyed editing videos and images, am familiar with the technology, have good resources and am able to turn a vision into an actual story through the power of editing. For our film, I have decided to use the program Sony Vegas Pro 13 to edit on (as seen below), as there are many capabilities it has that are not offered in other programs, which I will go over.
Firstly, Sony Vegas Pro 13 has many, many different effects, transitions and 'media generators' (text, solid color screens, etc) that are not offered by other softwares. This is due to a software attachment named Sapphire which adds a multitude of high quality effects which can be used in our film.
As seen in this screenshot, SVP allows for multiple audio and video tracks to be created and merged together, and also allows for them to be unlinked and moved to different locations. You are also able to zoom in on specific clips via the scroll bar on the bottom, allowing you to use the audio waves and needle to pinpoint where video and audio could be in sync. Lastly, one of the main most important tools that SVP offers is keyframing (as seen below). Keyframing allows you to select a certain clip and be able to choose a point in the clip where the camera pans in, moves right/left, up/down, zooms in/out, etc. This helps to create certain movement effects in the film, or even if there is a mistake and say the camera is accidentally captured on the side of the frame, then you are able to zoom it in slightly to fix this.
Now that I have covered the responsibility of the editor and why I have chosen to be the editor, and also explaining the key features of the program I will be editing with, I will now explain how I am going to bring everything together to make the best film possible.
Throughout the filmmaking process, I will constantly be closely collaborating with the director, cinematographer and production designer to be on top of the overall vision of the film and how it is supposed to look. Among this I will offer ideas of my own that I feel editing could make work, and suggestions on how a certain shot should look, how it should be paced, etc. After the filming is done I will review all of the footage and decide which specific clips scenes would be the best to create the intended feeling and meaning of the film. In doing this I will also check up with my other group members to ensure that the film still looks as originally envisioned and intended. After then editing the clips in the proper order and combining the sound with the visuals to create a story telling film, I will present this to my group to discuss any changes that shall be made and make the changes accordingly. After a final cut is agreed upon, I am responsible for sending the finished product back to the film house so it can then be produced.
Sources
https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/film-editor2.htm
http://www.media-match.com/usa/media/jobtypes/editor-jobs-402709.php
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