GKS 1153 Editing

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Mr Mohd Jefri SamaroonFaculty of Applied and Creative Arts

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Mohd Jefri SamaroonB.A (Hons) Cinematography, UNIMASM.Comm (Screen Studies), USMARDD Certificate, PINEWOOD STUDIO

Department of Performing Arts and Technology ProductionFaculty of Applied and Creative ArtsUniversiti Malaysia Sarawaksmjefri@unimas.myhttps://www.youtube.com/user/mjsinemahttps://vimeo.com/jefsamaroon

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About Instructor :

By the end of this unit, student will be able ;•To understand the history of editing in filmmaking

•To differentiate between linear and non linear editing

Learning Goals

INTRODUCTION Basic Editing

• Post production process of filmmaking • Combine shot, connecting sequence • Creating a finishing in motion picture • Remove unwanted footage• Choose the best footage• Add effects, graphics, music, etc.• Alter the style, pace or mood of the video• An art of story telling

Film Editing

Invented by Computer Scientist, Programmers, Mathematicians.

Linear editingPhysically cutting an pasting the pieces of film (work print) together / Tape - tape editing

A Moviola is a device that allows a film editor to view a film while editing. It was the first machine for motion picture editing when it was invented by Iwan Serrurier in 1924

The History of Machine

Moviola 1924

Steenbeck is a brand name that has become synonymous with a type of flatbed film editing suite which is usable with both 16 mm and 35 mm optical sound and magnetic sound film.

The Steenbeck company was founded in 1931 by Wilhelm Steenbeck in Hamburg, Germany. Become popular 1970s.

The History of Machine

steenbeck

Courtesy of Mohd Jefri SamaroonFINAS, Kuching Sarawak

Dial back the clock to history, Nov. 2, 1936, (electronic and technical era) (broadcasting with TV, BBC begin world first transmitted public regular broadcast service). Then WWII, Communist invasion.

July 24, 1959, Nikita Khruschev (soviet) and Richard Nixon developed camera and VT technology as new era of communication.

The History of Machine

• Digital/Computerized Base

• NON destructive, No generation loss, Natural way to edit

• Video footage is recorded (captured) onto a computer hard drive and then edited using specialized software.

• A very flexible method which allows you to make changes to any part of the video at any time.

NON LINEAR

• Computer power and Data Storage

• Begin with CMX 600 (1971)

• EMC 2 (1988) first fully digital NLE with storage on optical disc

• Avid /1 (1989) Mac Base, popular in Hollywood – having problem with data storage and need use offline edit to transfer EDL for film print. (Low quality Digital File) like Proxy today.

NON LINEAR

Edwin S. Porter – the first American editorLife of an American Fireman 1903The Great Train of Robbery – dynamic, action editing

First Film Lost in Yonkers (1993). First Avid with LDF

The English patient (1997) Walter Murch, Oscar winner. Fully NLE

The Film and Editor

FCP

• Adobe Premiere Pro• Avid media composer• Edius Pro• Movie maker

• Final Cut Pro• Final Cut Pro X

Windows

Macintosh

Software

• Work station (imac, macbookpro, window desktop)

• Storage (Hardisk, Server etc.)• Video Deck (digitizing or capturing)• Firewire 800, USB 3.0, Thunderbolt

Hardware

Software

VS

• Adobe After Effect• Adobe Photoshop• Adobe Illustrator• Soundtrack Pro

Software Integration

Editing Techniques:

Always conduct editing in this order:1. Arrange clips in a proper sequence2. Apply Visual Effects to desired clips3. Create your Titles - make sure they don’t blend into the

background4. Apply Transitions - dont get too fancy5. Insert sound effects and background music6. Export file as master copy

Adobe Premiere ProImage taken from adobe-premiere.en.softonic.com

Setting, Import and Exporting File:

DEMOhttp://blogs.adobe.com/VideoRoad/2011/08/a-prores-workflow-end-to-end.html

http://whoismatt.com/exportsettings/

Preset

Export File

E-MailHomepageVideocameraVHS TapeiDVD

QuickTimeCD ROMBluetoothCinema

The Distribution Phase:File>Share

Course AssignmentsSaved as MPEG4

Social Media

• YouTube Supported Video Format

Note:1. It's stated by YouTube that MP4 is the best format to use. It provides better quality than FLV and is not as heavy as AVI. WMV HD format seems to lose its quality while 3GP and SWF resolutions are too small.

Make sure that you’re using one of the following formats:• .MOV• .MPEG4• MP4• .AVI• .WMV• .MPEGPS• .FLV• 3GPP• WebM

YouTube Supported

Audio (AAC-LC)•Channels: Stereo or Stereo + 5.1•Sample rate 96khz or 48khz

Video Codec (H.264)•Progressive scan (no interlacing)•High Profile•Chroma subsampling: 4:2:0

Cont.

Frame Rate•Content should be encoded and uploaded in the same frame rate it was recorded.

•Common frame rates include: 24, 25, 30, 48, 50, 60 frames per second (other frame rates are also acceptable).•Interlaced content should be deinterlaced before uploading. For example, 1080i60 content should be deinterlaced to 1080p30, going from 60 interlaced fields per second to 30 progressive frames per second.

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