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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Editing Basics | |
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| A Very Brief History of Film Editing | |
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| What Factors may Affect Your Editing Choices? | |
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| The Tools | |
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| Project Type and Genre | |
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| Degree of Audience Manipulation | |
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| The Basic Edit Transitions | |
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| Stages of the Editing Process | |
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| Chapter One - Review | |
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| Chapter One - Exercises & Projects | |
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| Chapter One - Quiz Yourself | |
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| Understanding the Visual Material | |
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| Basic Shot Types | |
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| Shot Descriptions | |
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| Shot Categories - Increasing Complexity of Images | |
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| Simple Shots | |
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| Complex Shots | |
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| Developing Shots | |
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| Selecting the Best Shots | |
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| What Could Make or Break a Shot? Criteria for Assessment | |
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| Focus | |
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| Audio Quality | |
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| Exposure and Color Temperature | |
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| Framing and Composition | |
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| Screen Direction | |
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| 180 Degree Rule/Axis of Action | |
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| 30 Degree Rule | |
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| Matching Angles | |
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| Matching Eye-line | |
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| Continuity of Action | |
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| Continuity of Dialogue | |
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| Performance | |
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| Be Familiar with All of the Footage | |
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| So How Does All of This Help You? | |
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| Chapter Two - Review | |
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| Chapter Two - Exercises & Projects | |
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| Chapter Two - Quiz Yourself | |
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| When to Cut and Why | |
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| What Factors Lead to Making an Edit? | |
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| Information | |
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| Motivation | |
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| Shot Composition | |
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| Camera Angle | |
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| Continuity | |
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| Is There a Right or Wrong Reason for a Cut? | |
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| Chapter Three-Review | |
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| Chapter Three - Exercises & Projects | |
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| Chapter Three - Quiz Yourself | |
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| Transitions and Edit Categories | |
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| The Cut | |
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| The Dissolve | |
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| The Wipe | |
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| The Fade | |
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| The Five Major Categories of Edit Types | |
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| The Action Edit | |
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| The Screen Position Edit | |
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| The Form Edit | |
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| The Concept Edit | |
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| The Combined Edit | |
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| Does Everything Always Apply? | |
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| Chapter Four - Review | |
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| Chapter Four - Exercises & Projects | |
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| Chapter Four - Quiz Yourself | |
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| Editing Terms and Topics | |
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| Additional Editing Terms | |
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| Sync Sound and Counting Time | |
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| Montage | |
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| Parallel Editing | |
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| Multi-camera Editing | |
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| Composite Editing | |
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| Rendering | |
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| Chromakey | |
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| Video Resolution | |
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| Additional Editing Topics | |
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| Sound | |
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| Color Correction | |
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| Importing Still Images | |
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| Digital Workflow | |
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| Technology vs. Creativity | |
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| Chapter Five - Review | |
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| Chapter Five - Exercises & Projects | |
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| Chapter Five - Quiz Yourself | |
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| Working Practices | |
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| Chapter Six - Review | |
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| Chapter Six - Exercises & Projects | |
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| Chapter Six - Quiz Yourself | |
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| Key Take-Aways for New Editors | |
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| Sound and Vision are Partners | |
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| A New Shot Should Contain New Information | |
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| There Should Be a Reason for Every Edit | |
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| Pacing Has a Purpose | |
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| Observe the Action Line | |
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| Select the Appropriate Form of Edit | |
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| The Better the Edit, the Less it is Noticed | |
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| Editing is Manipulation | |
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| The Role of an Assistant Editor | |
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| Editing is Creating | |
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| In Conclusion | |
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| Chapter Seven - Review | |
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| Chapter Seven - Exercises & Projects | |
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| Chapter Seven - Quiz Yourself | |
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| Helpful Resources for the New Filmmaker | |
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| Essential Crew Positions for Motion Picture Production | |
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| Practice Script | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |