Directing

CHAPTER 32

EDITING BEGINS: GETTING TO KNOW THE FOOTAGE

 

 

TRANSFERRING, LOGGING, AND ORGANIZING FOOTAGE

In postproduction, organization is critical. The editor and, if you have them, assistant editors receive footage in digital form. If the shooting format was digital, they receive footage straight from the camera on recording media like SSD, P2 or SxS cards. If the shooting was done on film, they’ll receive the footage from the lab after the film has been processed and transferred to a digital format (usually HDCAM or DVCPRO HD).

In either case, the editorial staff will transfer (or ingest) the footage into their non-linear editing system (NLE).1 While doing this, they will identify each individual shot as a unique, separate ...

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