All about editing

Cuts, shots, scores. All of these fall under a magical compilation called Video Editing. This part of the post-production is the primary activity wherein the success of the whole pre- and production is seen. The beauty of  the film lies within the techniques and smoothness of ne process. Video editing is important for it values behind-the-camera processes and the people responsible for it. We experience visually the effort and brilliance of the makers of the film through this editing.

With video editing, so much outputs can be brought to life. Films, music videos, wedding and debut videos, video presentation s for a report, advertisements, TV shows, and many many more are outputs of video editing.



Here are some of the editing techniques an editor and the director must specially know:

1. JUMP CUT 

- Cutting a scene from one range to another in a same visual axis.
Jump cuts are jarring and disconcerting, and pretty much unacceptable, unless that is the effect you want for narrative reasons. Jump cuts can also be used to compress time.

2. CUTTING TO AN EMPTY FRAME AND LETTING THE SUBJECT ENTER THE FRAME.

- This is generally cutting on action to a smooth transition. In this, we cut from one shot to another, just an action is taking place.

3. CUT AWAY

- Inserting shots which are far from the real action or a shot of a subject which is not in the main scene. Shoot many cut away shots especially in shooting documentaries and interviews.

4. THE 180 DEGREE RULE

- The camera must stay on only one side of the actions and objects in a scene. An invisible line, known as the 180 DEGREE LINE or AXIS OF ACTION, runs through the space of the scene. The camera can shoot from any position within one side of that line, but it may never cross it.

5. MONTAGE

-This includes a rapid succession of different images that all tend to be associated with a specific idea. Normally these montages combine many different pictures. These montages are used in film, TV and video all the time as most title sequences of films are montages. The power of the montage comes from showing many images instead of a single picture.

REFERENCES:
1. http://www.lavideofilmmaker.com/filmmaking/film-editing-tips.html
2. http://www.slideshare.net/JaneenGatty/camera-movement-and-editing-techniques
3. http://www.steves-digicams.com/knowledge-center/how-tos/film-and-video-production/post-production-8-tips-for-editing-montages.html#b