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7: Editing

7: Style and Editing
Chapter 7: Style and Editing

Butler, Jeremy G. “Style and Editing.” In Television: Critical Methods and Applications, 195-226. 3rd ed. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2007.

Chapter Outline/Notes: Whose eye view? The importance of planning and editing shots in order to create a continuous flow that serves the story being told.
Single-Camera Mode of Production: Explanation on the reasons the film industry adopted the single-camera mode of production.

While more expensive and less efficient, it also allows far more control over the image and the editing.
Stages of production: even before the shooting starts, there is the need for extensive planning of shots. After the shooting is over, the editing begins.
The 180º system relies upon heavy use of the 180º rule to maintain a proper perspective, without jarring the viewer.
Preserving the flow of time is as important as spatial perspective.

Multiple-Camera Mode of Production:

Not tied to any specific medium; multiple-camera productions may be shot on film, video, or broadcast live.
Generally edited less due to the format and time constraints.
Uses the 180º system extensively.
Action tends to be less tightly scripted, so it is not unusual for something to happen out of frame.

Terms/Concepts to Know:

Pre-production
- Treatment
- Screenplay
- Shooting script
- Storyboard
production
Post-production
continuity person
nonlinear editing(NLE)
Timeline
continuity system
axis of action
180º rule/180º system
establishing shot
shot-counter shot
re-establishing shot
match-cut, including match-on-action, eyeline, and point-of-view shot
Non-narrative editing techniques
fade-out/fade-in
Dissolve

Related Course Outcomes:

Describe the functions and artistic responsibilities of each of the major members of a television crew: From the people who write the script to the people who edit the show after everything is finished being shot, various members of a television crew have specific jobs to accomplish to make a quality show.

Describe and apply principles of aesthetics used in the critical analysis of a television show: A big part of style and editing is being conscious of the spatial system, and arranging scenes in such a way that the audience is not distracted by having to figure out where exactly everything is taking place from one shot to the next.

Describe the characteristics and representative examples of major TV genres, such as sitcoms, social comedies, dramas, news, sports: Newscasting differs from most other types of TV genres in that they have a very limited time for each segment, thus the arrangement and editing must be done in such a fashion to maximize the amount of material that can be presented quickly.

Describe factors common to both national and local television news shows, such as topic selection, limitations on depth of news coverage, and importance of personal attributes of news anchors: Because of the time constraints, all news shows require a pretty limited format without much room for deviation. The opening lead is typically the first shot, followed by a quick sound bite, the reporters bridge between story elements, a “balancing” sound bite, and the reporter's final summary.

Examples to Watch and Discuss:

Fringe , specifically 52:30-54:10 :

Murder One clip

Fox News Clip

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viewing question: Editing style of the news

Dec 18 2008, 8:36 AM EST by IcePrincessLatina

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Watch the news clip and pay attention to the way it is edited.
In what ways is the pacing different than other typical shows such
as sit-coms or dramas? What purpose does the unique style serve?

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