Definition for View source for Film Editing

involves the following:
•       Raw footage – all the photographed images made during production
•	Cuts and splices – the selected shots and the joining of those shots
•      Continuity and pacing – the smooth flow and timing of shots, not too slow and not  too fast
•	Rough cut – the first draft of the film
•	Final film – as distributed in theaters

	Film Editor’s Tasks:
•	Decides which shots to keep and which to cut
•	Determines where shots should begin and end so that the story flows 
•	smoothly and the pacing, or timing, is neither too slow nor too fast
•	Determines the best order in which to arrange the shots according to the film’s three act structure
•	Determines the type of transition between shots or scenes so that the shots and scenes flow smoothly one to the other. 


[[Category:Cinematography]]