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Grammar Of The Edit

Second Edition   Roy Thompson    Christopher Bowen

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter One – Editing Basics

A Little Editing History

What Factors May Impact Your Editing Choices?

The Basic Edit Transitions

Stages of the Editing Process

End of Chapter One Review

Chapter Two – Understanding the Footage

Basic Shot Types

Shot Descriptions

Extreme Close-Up (XCU or ECU)

Big Close-Up (BCU)

Close-Up (CU)

Medium Close-Up (MCU)

Medium Shot (MS)

Medium Long Shot (MLS)

Long Shot/Wide Shot (LS/WS)

Very Long Shot (VLS)

Extreme Long Shot (XLS/ELS)

Two-Shot (2-Shot/2S)

Over-the-Shoulder Shot (OTS/OSS)

Increasing Shot Complexity

Simple Shots

Complex Shots

Developing Shots

Reviewing the Footage — Selecting the Best Shots

What Could Make or Break a Shot?

Focus

Audio Quality

Exposure and Color Temperature

Framing and Composition

Screen Direction

180 Degree Rule/Axis of Action

30 Degree Rule

Matching Angles

Matching Eye-Line

Continuity of Action

Continuity of Dialogue

Performance

Be Familiar with All of the Footage

So How Does All of This Help You?

End of Chapter Two Review

Chapter Three – When to Cut and Why?

What Factors Help Make a Transition a Good Edit?

Information

Motivation

Shot Composition

Camera Angle

Continuity

Continuity of Content

Continuity of Movement

Continuity of Position

Continuity of Sound

Sound

Is There a Right or Wrong Reason for a Cut?

End of Chapter Three Review

Chapter Four – Transitions and Edit Categories

The Cut

The Dissolve

The Wipe

The Fade

The Five Major Categories of Edit Types

The Action Edit

The Screen Position Edit

The Form Edit

The Concept Edit

The Combined Edit

Will I Be Quizzed on Any of This?

End of Chapter Four Review

Chapter Five – General Practices for Editors

Sound and Vision are Partners and not Rivals

A New Shot Should Contain New Information

There Should Be a Reason for Every Edit

Observe the Action Line

Select the Appropriate Form of Edit

The Better the Edit, the Less It Is Noticed

Editing Is Creating

End of Chapter Five Review

Chapter Six – Working Practices

End of Chapter Six Review

Chapter Seven – The Final Cut: Additional Editing Topics You Are

Bound to Encounter

Additional Editing Terms

Parallel Editing

Montage

Multi-camera Editing

Sync Sound and Counting Time

Making Your Way into the World of Editing

Tools vs. Skills

Digital Work? ow

The Role of an Assistant Editor

In Conclusion

End of Chapter Seven Review