The Role of Film Editing in Film Making
Do you still remember the stories your grandma or mom used
to narrate when you were a child. The very reason of telling a story is to
communicate a specific message or moral. Remember how the person telling a
story expresses the different characters and emotions by acting differently or
changing the facial expressions or tones. We definitely used to enjoy that and
get involved in the story and start picturising ourselves in place of some
character in the story. We start picturising more and more in our mind as we
get involved more into the story. That leads us to
believe more and more in the fiction. The same concept applies to the films or
movies. The people making the film are trying to express or let's say
communicate a specific message to the audience. Of course the medium is rich
and it becomes a bit easier than the grandma's process but the essence remains
the same, to tell a story in the best possible way.
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So what exactly is a film? Well a film or movie is again a
story told with moving images, hence the term motion picture applies to films.
This is achieved by capturing photographic images with cameras. Most of us
would have used a camera to capture images in our daily life. It's the same
thing. The only difference is in a film the images are captured in sequence.
Like a horse galloping captured in a series of photographs to show the full
movement. This experiment was done by Eadweard Muybridge in
1877, the first ever motion picture.
He used multiple still cameras to capture how a horse
gallops. But It was Edison who invented the first ever film camerato employ
moving images called the Kinetograph. In 1890 the first film strip made was
dubbed "Strongman Sandow" which was just a guy flexing his muscles.
Although before that Edison experimented with two films Monekyshines No. 1
(1890) and Monkeyshines No. 2 (1890). None of the them were meant to be seen by
the public as Edison was just trying to test the cylinder of the Kinetograph.
Phew! that's enough of the history for now:D
Computer Animation is also used for making a film or motion
picture. The series of images captured by camera or created via animation or
visual effects are called frames. Normally it takes about 24 frames to capture
or create one second of smooth motion. 24 frames/second is the standard video
format for non linear video editing.
The whole process of producing a film is called Film making
or film production. This process involves a lot of people to deliver the film
from the initial story or idea to a full length motion picture.
Some of them are Scriptwriter, Producer, Director,
Cinematographer, Actor, Editor, Compositor and many more. As I said it's a huge
team effort and not a piece of cake. Unlike many other art editing is the only
one that is unique to film production separating film making from other art
forms if compared to photography, theater, directing etc.
So What is Editing?
Editing means "correcting, revising, or adapting"
in general. It's very much the same in film making. In film making the process
of selecting good shots and later combining them to produce the final film or
movie is called Film editing. Editing is the only art that is said to be invisible
because when it's done properly the viewer or the consumer gets engaged so
deeply that s/he can't even notice the editors work. Film editing can do
miracles with a shot. Through film editing we can slow down a scene, speed it
up, change the mood, change the point of view anyway in which we want to
present. Total control, now that's awesome.
Who is responsible?
The person responsible for the editing job in a movie is
called a Film Editor. He normally works with other asst. editors and junior
editors to complete the task. Although the whole editing team works for the
film storytelling the film editor or the chief editor is the one with huge
responsibilities. S/he is almost the second director of the film because s/he
is the one who ultimately decides which shots to keep and which to omit. The
first assembled film provided by the editors after editing is called the
Editor's cut. It's the very first cut before two more cuts(Director's cut and
Final cut) producing the final version. The editor works very closely with the
film directors to understand what the directors want and deliver the same.Visit
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Why is it necessary?
Well there are many reasons. Let's say, if you got a plate
full of different items to eat but you don't like any of them because let's say
they are not spicy and you like spicy food, don't you? Now say what will you
do? Will you eat it? Certainly not. No matter what kind of food it is you will
just keep it aside. It's the same here, if you will not find a movie appealing
enough to you than you will simply not see it. The poor producer and financiers
will suffer. Editor adds that little bit of spice in needed amount to make the
whole film making curry spicy or appealing to the viewer. So that's the kind of
responsibility a editor possess and that makes an Editor really necessary to a
film making process.
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