labeling tapes is important when editing so you can identify what tape or film you need. Labeling tapes comes from the old process of editing. You would have physical hard copies of the footage that would be stored on tapes. Nowadays everything is done via a computer or digitally because it is more efficient and quicker/ less time consuming.
The main reason for labeling is that you can easily identify which tape is which. The same process apply with naming clips.
The director is with the editor for up to 80% of the editing process. Working so closely with each other develops a relationship between the two.
With film the director is listening to the editors ideas, the editor understands the rhythm, pace and style. The director does not sit there and tell the editor what to do.
It is important for the editor to have full understanding of what the director wants from each scene. All aspects are discussed such as shape, rhythm, pace, mood, tone, atmosphere and what the director wants the audience to feel.
The video above explains how the director and editor work together to produce a successful edit, also the importance of it.
Synchronizing rushes is very important when editing a film because all in all it is the key to whether the film is professional of amateurish. For example, if you have 2 characters talking, it is crucial for the audio to be perfectly in time with the movement of their lips. If the audio does not match the physical then the film will seem very discombobulated and will become hard to watch.
When the rushes are synchronized it means that the audio and video will match, as a result the scene will run smoothly.
The video above explains how to video and audio together in AVID media composer.
It used to be that you would store tapes. You might wonder what are tapes? Tapes are long, narrow material with magnetic properties that are used to record sound, picture or computer data. Tapes were what every film maker would use before digital film was produced.
It was important to store your tapes for the simple reason that if they were damaged, all your footage would be damaged with it. Imagine spending all week filming and then your tape gets damaged so that week has gone to waste. To prevent this from happening, you would need to store your tapes in a safe house or a safe place. There are places that you can store your tapes in to prevent them from getting damaged or lost, however they require a sum of money for the services they provide.
Storing film has the same principal. If your film is damaged or lost in anyway your footage will be lost. A good place to store film would be to make another copy of the film and store it on a hard drive just in case then if the film is damaged you have another copy. With film, you can store it digitally. The difference between tapes and film is that tapes are physically stored, films are digitally stored.
Resolution is the quality of the picture. Numbers like 1080p and 720p refer to a TV's screen resolution. The more pixels a screen has the more detail it can show. A 720p TV screen has 1280 pixels across by 720 pixels down, when you multiply those numbers you get the total number of pixels which is 921,600.
Resolution is important in film because it is the detail of the picture. The detail of a picture is important because nowadays it is a key thing that attracts the audience. The audience expects a high quality resolution and if there is not then they will find it very difficult to be engaged in the film.
As you can see by the clip above, the resolution is low. The quality of the picture is very grainy and takes away the cinematic experience from the audience.
Below is now a clip with high resolution.
As you can see, the detail of the image has improved dramatically. The picture is crisp and clear for the audience to watch and makes it more realistic due to the quality being close to how we view things in real life. This gives a better experience for the audience.
