Unit 16 - Preperation for editing

Good preparation for editing is being able to check the material for faults so you can get the scene synchronisation correct as well as the lighting sound continuity. If you don't get the synchronization of the audio and film correct then the completed product will be disjointed and confusing.
Another way of good preparation is labelling your tapes/ SD which you use for storage or at the very least organise them and make a note of what scenes were shot on them. And being able to have a editing decision list so you know what shot and takes to use.


Bad preparation for editing is not creating Bins to store what shot and takes of a scene you want to use for the completed scene and not setting up an editing decision list so you don't know what sense to edit and when it comes together it will fit together seamlessly.

When making our own version of Itchycoo Park originally made by the band "Small Faces" I labelled the shots that I wanted to use to make the finished product. as seen below I apologise in the difficulty in seeing the labelling but they are at the bottom of the image