Editing for Directors

Guides directors through postproduction, starting with planning for editing during the shoot and ending with the completion of their film. This thorough, well-illustrated book:

• Describes the artistic, organizational, and technical skills editors bring to the party;
• Tells directors what to look for when hiring an editor and the best ways to work with an editor;
• Explains how and why directors should plan for editing before they shoot a frame;
• Devotes a full chapter to relating the history of editing and cutting tools and how they have affected the language of cinema and present-day editing;
• Defines and discusses cutting-room terms, practices, and workflows;
• Reveals how editors approach footage and put shows together;
• Details the postproduction process from dailies to director’s cut to locked cut;
• Covers creating and overseeing VFX (video effects);
• Demystifies spotting the show with the sound and music crew and creating, editing, and mixing sound and music;
• Describes titling, color grading, the DI (digital intermediate) process, and producing your show’s final deliverables;
• Spells out ways to archive your show and why doing so matters.