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Make the cut : a guide to becoming a successful assistant editor in film and tv /

Being a successful editor is about more than just knowing how to operate a certain piece of software, or when to make a certain transition. On the contrary, there are many unwritten laws and a sense of propriety that are never discussed or taught in film schools or in other books. Based on their own...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Friedberg, Diana
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington, MA : Focal Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1. Getting Started
  • Chapter 1. On Your Way
  • 1.1. Find an Assistant
  • 1.2. Know Your Tools
  • 1.3. Basic Setups
  • 1.4. Bank It
  • 1.5. Move to Hollywood
  • 1.6. Create Your Resume
  • 1.7. Your Favorite Five
  • 1.8. Find the Job
  • 1.9. Prepare for the Interview
  • 1.10. Interview
  • Chapter 2. Before Your First Day on the Job
  • 2.1. Be Prepared
  • 2.2. Script Elements
  • 2.3. Scene Breakdown
  • 2.4. Schedule for Elements
  • 2.5. Continuity
  • 2.6. Wall Continuity
  • 2.7. Measurement Charts
  • 2.8. SFX
  • 2.9. MX: Needle Drops and Score
  • 2.10. Playback: MX and PIX
  • 2.11. VFX
  • 2.12. Stock
  • 2.13. Order the Supplies
  • Chapter 3. Your First Day
  • 3.1. Setting Up the Project Window
  • 3.2. Settings
  • 3.3. Import FX and MX
  • 3.4. Binders and Paperwork
  • 3.5. Spec and Format Sheets
  • 3.6. Meet the Crew
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  • 6.7. Prepare the VFX Notes
  • 6.8. Reassign Tracks
  • 6.9. Create the Chase Cassette (DVD)
  • 6.10. Create the PIX and Audio Edit Decision Lists (EDLs) and the OMFs
  • 6.11. Prepare for SFX and MX Spotting
  • 6.12. Duplicate the Script and Sound Reports
  • Chapter 7. Assisting Protocols for Documentaries
  • 7.1. Elements of a Documentary
  • 7.2. Sort the Footage
  • 7.3. Create a Radio Cut
  • 7.4. Stock Footage
  • 7.5. Stills
  • 7.6. Titling
  • 7.7. Use of SFX and MX
  • 7.8. Finishing the Documentary
  • Chapter 8. Assisting Protocols for Reality Shows
  • 8.1. Dailies
  • 8.2. Basic Management
  • 8.3. Work Space Synchronization
  • 8.4. Offline and Online Management
  • 8.5. Digitizing and Organizing Dailies
  • Step 1. Stacking
  • Step 2. Overlapping Clips
  • Step 3. Check for Timecode Drift
  • Step 4. Synching Each Camera to the Base Camera on V1
  • Step 5. Set Auxiliary TC for the Base Camera
  • Step 6. Adjust the Aux TC for the Rest of the Cameras
  • Step 7. Add Edits at Every Place on tire Sequence Where a Clip Starts or Stops
  • Step 8. Creating the Subclips from the Sequence
  • Step 9. Create the Multigroup by Auxiliary TC
  • 8.6. Project Organization
  • 8.7. Outputs
  • 8.8. Things to Check Before Outputting a QT or DVD
  • 8.9. QuickTimes
  • 8.10. DVD Outputs
  • 8.11. Locking
  • 8.12. Up-Rezzing
  • 8.13. Audio for OMF
  • 8.14. Prepping for Online
  • 8.15. Assisting on FCP in Reality Television
  • 8.16. Importing and Organizing the Project
  • 8.17. Multiclips
  • 8.18. B Rolls
  • 8.19. SFX and MX
  • 8.20. Transcriptions
  • 8.21. Story Stringout
  • 8.22. Output
  • 8.23. Online
  • 8.24. Audio Prep for Online
  • 8.25. In Summary
  • Chapter 9. First Day Observations in the Editing Room
  • 9.1. Day on Episodic Television
  • Laura Sempel (American Intern 2010)
  • 9.2. Different Venue in Episodic Television
  • Andreas Arnheiter (International Intern 2010)
  • 9.3. Day on a Feature
  • Paul Penczner (American Intern 2010)
  • 9.4. Day on Reality
  • NompiVilakaze (International Intern 2010)
  • 9.5. in Summary
  • Part 2. Protocol
  • Chapter 10. Unwritten Rules of the Editing Room
  • 10.1. Be on Time (15 Minutes Early)
  • 10.2. Make the Coffee
  • 10.3. Unlock the Editing Rooms
  • 10.4. Boot Up
  • 10.5. Prepare for the Day
  • 10.6. Informative Messages and Post-it Notes
  • 10.7. Grooming
  • 10.8. Know the Phones
  • 10.9. Ask Down, Not Up
  • Chapter 11. Personality
  • 11.1. Have a Yes Attitude
  • 11.2. Make Eye Contact
  • 11.3. Admit Mistakes
  • 11.4. Be Honest
  • 11.5. Be Proactive
  • 11.6. Leave Your Problems at Home
  • 11.7. Crying
  • 11.8. Arguing
  • 11.9. Lodging Complaints
  • 11.10. Gossiping
  • 11.11. Noise and Personal Hygiene
  • 11.12. Creating Ambience Levels
  • Chapter 12. Navigating the Room
  • 12.1. Entering the Room
  • 12.2. Know When to Leave the Room
  • 12.3. Answering the Phones
  • 12.4. Reading the Room
  • 12.5. Taking Notes
  • 12.6. Giving Your Opinion on a Scene
  • 12.7. Triangulation
  • 12.8. Email Etiquette
  • Part 3. Make the Cut
  • Chapter 13. Approaching Your Career
  • 13.1. Get into a Cutting Room
  • 13.2. Develop a Relationship with the Post Staff
  • 13.3. Find a Mentor
  • 13.4. Keep a Journal
  • 13.5. One-Year Plan
  • 13.6. Gracefully Leaving Your Nonunion Job
  • 13.7. When to Look for Work
  • 13.8. Choose Your Genre: From Features to Television
  • Chapter 14. Plan Ahead and Move Up
  • 14.1. Three-Year Plan
  • 14.2. Money Management
  • 14.3. Perform at Your Highest Level
  • 14.4. Edit Every Day
  • 14.5. Upward Mobility
  • 14.6. Cementing Relationships
  • 14.7. Gracefully Leaving Your Union Job
  • Chapter 15. On the Brink of Editing
  • 15.1. Five-Year Plan
  • 15.2. That Promised Seat
  • 15.3. Expanding Your Network
  • 15.4. Advanced Skills
  • 15.5. Editing Styles
  • 15.6. Edit During Hiatus
  • 15.7. Remaining an Assistant
  • 15.8. in Conclusion
  • Part 4. Commonality
  • Chapter 16. Editors Panel Discussion.