Small skills and fine editing in film and television editing

Small skills and fine editing in film and television editing

Editing is to screen, select, decompose and combine a large number of materials shot in film production, and finally complete a well-organized, distinctive theme, strong artistic appeal and smooth work. Next, I will share some tips about film editing.

First, film editing must.

The ability to find the best expression and action in the limited material, the ability to edit the material and find the connection with the next picture, the ability to use images and choose music, and the creativity to create melody and plot.

The editor should also give the film composed of continuous still pictures a sense of jumping and inject life into the image. Editors will naturally find the best expression in many shots and find out which point is the tangent point, which is the melody sense of the clip. At the same time, the whole picture of the work will be slowly presented in many photographic materials. Through the material, you can see what the work should look like.

Second, the method of finding the shear point

Where should I cut and connect? Finding the breakthrough point is undoubtedly one of the important tasks of editors. One thing to note here is that this is the vertex of the picture. The so-called picture vertex means that the picture is the turning point of action and expression, such as the moment when the character's arm is fully extended, the moment when the bow action ends after nodding, the moment when the ball rises and is about to fall, and the moment when the smile is withdrawn. The image is a series of still pictures, because the previous film will form afterimages in the human eye, so the pictures on the film look dynamic. Therefore, the more intense the action is, cutting at the top of the picture or at the moment before the action begins will have a strong afterimage effect on the film behind, leaving a deep impression on the audience.

Third, the tangent point that produces a sense of melody.

Let's take the action of turning pages as an example to see how to find the starting point. If you start shooting from the state where the action stops completely, faithfully shoot the action of turning the book from beginning to end, so that the audience can know that it is the action of turning the book at a glance. However, the beauty of the image cannot be reflected only by clarity, and the sense of melody and comfort are equally indispensable. So what should we do? We choose the initial cutting point in the state that the book turning action has started. If the page turning action is decomposed into 1 ~ 24 pictures, then the first 3 ~ 4 clips are cut off as the initial tangent point.

This change has no effect on understanding the action of turning pages. On the contrary, it can also show the melody and comfort of the action. This editing method can also be applied to other images.

Fourthly, there is not only one correct method for film editing.

One thing I hope you don't misunderstand is that the cutting point is not unique. When the page turns to the middle, it can be used as a tangent point, and it can also be used as a tangent point at the end of the book turning action. According to different works and different positive and negative diagrams, the tangent point can be changed. The correct editing method is not unique. Of course, editing also has its fixed forms and conventions, which can be said to be the rules of editing. It is important to know these rules, but editing itself is a creative job, so sometimes you will break the rules and make some new attempts.

The purpose of verb (verb's abbreviation) editing.

Free from physical constraints and freely control time and space? In photography and production, sometimes it is necessary to divide the lens and make a plot later? Omit the passage of actual time in the story in the work? Omit the movement of space in the story and combine it with the intention of expression to form a plot and decide the final appearance of the work? Connect the cameras purposefully, and clarify and emphasize what you want to express? Make the order and structure of the lens more rigorous and highlight the plot elements.

Six, the fixed rules in the action clip

Editing method when shooting object moves. Action connection refers to editing the action of the subject. Once upon a time, it was often necessary to interrupt the shooting of an action because of changing films. However, the same action connected by different lenses looks surprisingly smooth and impressive. It is said that this is the origin of this editing method.

1. This action is related to 7: 3. First, look at the basic actions in the action clip. Action connection? .

? Action connection? Refers to the editing method of connecting two pictures to an action. Theoretically, these two sets of images are just the difference in screen size and describe the same action, so you can edit from any point. However, at this time, the actions will be inconsistent or repetitive. The final edited image lacks a sense of rhythm. The general image editing method is to connect the actions according to the ratio of 7: 3 or 3: 7, so as to achieve the effect of smooth action. In this way, not only the front and back movements look coherent, but also the sense of rhythm and vitality arises spontaneously. Of course, the ratio of 7: 3 is not an absolute truth. According to different materials and cutting points, human eyes sometimes have the illusion of repetition and jumping. Therefore, deliberately cutting or overlapping some shots will make the movements look more natural and smooth. Try changing the cutting point in different images to see the effect.

2. Connect two actions into one.

Connect multiple actions of different subjects into one, commonly known as? An action clip? . Here is an example of use: the pitcher and first baseman who got a home run looked back at the flying ball. Two players finish at the same time? Looking back? This action. If you want to make full use of waste materials, you will definitely use this connection: hit a home run->; The pitcher turned around-> The base guard turned around-> A ball that flies far away, however, in this connection, the action of two players turning back will be repeated, which will give the audience a dull sense of approval. A single action clip will combine these two back movements into one, and the time difference will be eliminated through editing. Specifically, it is to cut off the first half of the pitcher's return and connect the second half of the first baseman's return, which can enhance the sense of speed and make the picture coherent. Key points of action connection: Two cameras took two images with different sizes at the same position and angle. If it is a different position and angle, this rule can also be used to deal with it. Of course, if the material is not shot at the same time, as long as you change the angle and take the vertex of an action (a characteristic action) as the tangent point, there will be many ways to connect. For example, the moment before the release of the racket ball, the back hand of the racket ball pulls down and then connects them.

When editing with action as the center, we must pay attention to several aspects. The following are the main points.

(1) Take the shot that looks longer as the main shot.

(2) Considering the up, down, left and right of the picture, it does not affect the continuity of the action.

(3) Changing the position of the application and camera greatly will make the picture look imposing.

(4) According to the actual time, the connection will be more protracted, so the part that can be omitted in the transition action should be compressed. Especially in scenes with intense action, the lens length should be shortened.

(5) The material shot at the same time can be edited at any point in theory, but choosing different editing points and repeating or omitting some shots will make the action smoother. ⑥ When using different pictures for the same action, try to connect them at the vertex of the action.