What Does a Production Editor Do?

The post-production of film and television is basically a process of preliminary cut-formal editing-composition selection-special effects entry-dubbing synthesis.

Post-editing

(A post-production process)

Initial cut:

Also called rough cut. Currently editing work is usually done on a computer. Therefore, after the shooting material is transferred to the computer, the director and editor must first input it to the computer to start the initial cut. At the initial cut stage, the director will stitch the shooting material in the order of the script and cut it into a version without visual effects, narration and music.

Official edit:

After the initial cut was recognized, it entered the formal editing stage, which was also called the fine cut. In the fine-cutting section, first of all, you need to modify the parts that are not satisfied with the initial cut, and then combine the work of the special effects section into the advertising film, and the work of the advertising film and screen section is now completed.

Compose or select:

Advertising music can be composed or selected. The difference between the two is that if you compose, the commercial will have unique music, and the music can be perfectly combined with the picture, but it will be more expensive; if you choose a song, it will be more economical in terms of cost, but other commercials will also be May use this music.

Entry of special effects:

This stage is a more critical stage. Special effects are produced in areas that are not photographed or have poor shooting effects. Very professional special effects production software will be used here. Many of the movies we have seen have super visual effects. It's because the special effects input process is very good.

Voice over synthesis:

Narration and dialogue are completed at this time. After the narration and dialogue are completed, after the music is completed, the sound effects editor will equip the commercial with various sound effects. At this point, the factors of the sound part of an commercial are all prepared. The last step is to convert the above The volume of all elements is adjusted to the appropriate position and combined together.

Traditional TV editing is done on an editing machine. The editing machine usually consists of a video player and a video recorder. The editor uses a video player to select a suitable piece of material, then records it on a tape in the video recorder, and then looks for the next shot. In addition, the advanced editing machine also has strong special effects functions, which can produce a variety of

Film and television media has become the most popular and influential media form. From the fantasy world created by Hollywood blockbusters, to the real life that TV news focuses on, and the overwhelming

Editing software: Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, EDIUS, Sony Vegas, Autodesk® Smoke & reg, etc. The current mainstream softwares are Final Cut Pro and EDIUS. [1]

Synthesis software: AE, Combustion, DFsion, Shake, Premiere, etc., each has a different level and node type synthesis software (the first two are level and the last two are node type).

3D software: 3D MAX, MAYA, and Softimage, Zbrush, etc. ^[1]