16mm Film Cutting
eBook - ePub

16mm Film Cutting

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

16mm Film Cutting

About this book

The film editor can make or break a film. What ends up on the cutting room floor, and why? 16mm Film Cutting is a step-by-step guide to film cutting which shows you how to achieve professional results. The practical side of the editor's job is clearly described and illustrated; breaking down rushes and making a simple join, identifying shots, first assembly, avoiding errors, preparing special effects, instructing the labs, compiling sound tracks and all the other stages in producing the final film. 16mm Film Cutting is an indispensable aid to editors and assistants working in all areas of 16mm film production.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1976
Print ISBN
9781138419391
eBook ISBN
9781136045691
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Film & Video
Contents
FILM RUNNING TIMES
INTRODUCTION
THE JOB OF CUTTING
Importance of cutting
What do you cut?
CUTTING WITH SAFETY AND ECONOMY
Matching original to cutting copy
A chance to save money
CUTTING FILMS SHOT WITH SOUND
Cutting programme—synchronised sound
Completing the soundtrack
CUTTING FILMS SHOT WITHOUT SOUND
MOTORISED EDITING MACHINES
Machines for sound and picture
Cutting sound and picture
UPRIGHT AND TABLE EDITING MACHINES
Upright machines: Moviola
Table machines: Steenbeck
MULTI-TRACK EQUIPMENT
SYNCHRONISERS: TYPES AND USES
Gang synchronisers
SYNCHRONISERS: ACCESSORIES
Sound attachments for synchronisers
Picture synchronisers
Synchroniser accessories and attachments
JOINING FILM: TEMPORARY SPLICES
Temporary joins: tape splices
JOINING FILMS: PERMANENT SPLICES
Welded splices
ANIMATED VIEWERS
Function of the viewer in cutting
SUNDRY CUTTING ROOM EQUIPMENT
Wall cuts racks
Rewind arms
Film horse
CUTTING ROOM ACCESSORIES
Split spools and film cores
PLANNING PICTURE SEQUENCES
Definitions
Camera viewpoint
IDENTIFYING AND PRINTING TAKES
Printing selected takes
False economies
IDENTIFYING SOUND TAKES
Using information provided
THE FILM IN THE CAMERA
Processing originals
Reversal and negative films
COPYING THE ORIGINAL
Grading
Cinex strips
CUTTING COPIES
Cutting copies of 16 mm colour films
Copies on panchromatic stock
Black and white 16 mm films
EDGE NUMBERS AND FILM FOOTAGE
Final stage of cutting
Edge numbers
Film footage
LOCATING SCENES AND TAKES
Logging rushes
Minimising paperwork
BREAKING DOWN RUSHES
Separat...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Film Running Times
  7. Introduction
  8. The Job of Cutting
  9. Cutting with Safety and Economy
  10. Cutting Films Shot with Sound
  11. Cutting Films Shot without Sound
  12. Motorised Editing Machines
  13. Upright and Table Editing Machines
  14. Multi-Track Equipment
  15. Synchronisers: Types and Uses
  16. Synchronisers: Accessories
  17. Joining Film: Temporary Splices
  18. Joining Films: Permanent Splices
  19. Animated Viewers
  20. Sundry Cutting Room Equipment
  21. Cutting Room Accessories
  22. Planning Picture Sequences
  23. Identifying and Printing Takes
  24. Identifying Sound Takes
  25. The Film in the Camera
  26. Copying the Original
  27. Cutting Copies
  28. Edge Numbers and Film Footage
  29. Locating Scenes and Takes
  30. Breaking Down Rushes
  31. Joining With Tape
  32. Joining with Cement
  33. Film Leader
  34. Making A First Assembly
  35. Continuity Cutting
  36. Cutting A Simple Sequence
  37. Avoiding Continuity Errors
  38. Optical Effects: Dissolves
  39. Single Roll Optical Effects
  40. Ordering Single Roll Optical Dupes
  41. Optical Effects: Fades and Freezes
  42. Extending and Fine Cutting the Action
  43. Changing and Patching Cutting Copies
  44. Augmenting Original Film
  45. Negative Cutting: Principle
  46. Negative Cutting: Checkerboard
  47. Negative Cutting: Where and When
  48. Negative Cutting: Optical Effects
  49. Negative Cutting: A/B Rolls, Cueing
  50. Negative Cutting: Completing
  51. Superimposed Titles
  52. Ordering Superimposed Titles
  53. Synchronised Sound: Double System
  54. Synchronised Sound: Single System
  55. Cutting with Wild Sound
  56. Planning A Complete Soundtrack
  57. Preparing Sound Effects Tracks
  58. Preparing Background Sounds
  59. Sync Points
  60. Matching Sound and Picture
  61. Cutting Sound and Avoiding Clicks
  62. Background Sound Loops
  63. Synchronised Sound and Picture
  64. Finding and Maintaining Synchronism
  65. Narration: Pre Recording, Matching
  66. Narration: Recording During A Dub
  67. Dubbing: Procedure
  68. Dubbing: Practice
  69. Combined Prints: Magnetic or Optical
  70. Combined Prints: Optical Sound
  71. Preparing the First Show Copy
  72. Prints Out of Sync
  73. Picture Faults
  74. Faults Difficult to Remedy
  75. Safeguarding Original: Dupe Masters
  76. The Original: Neg and Pos Dupes
  77. Moving from Gauge to Gauge
  78. Recording Film on Video
  79. Electronic Film Conforming
  80. Further Reading
  81. Glossary

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