From the course: Foundations of Video: The Art of Editing

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Creating your first cut

Creating your first cut

From the course: Foundations of Video: The Art of Editing

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Creating your first cut

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After all of the thoughtful planning and preparation that you've been through, now it's time to start editing your scene. Remember, you know what the scene is about, you know how Magellan changes, and you know where the lean forward moment is. You also have done a rough plan of how your first cut's going to look. Some editors like to start at the beginning of the scene, others like to start at that important moment. Everyone works differently. Since we've planned out how we're going to cut, we might as well start from the beginning and assemble the sequence in order. So I know that I'm going to start editing with 31I. My editor's dailies notes pages for scene 31 tell me that I preferred take two of the setup. For now I might consider beginning on the frame right before Magellan enters. If I've already cut scene 30, I'd want to attach 31I take two to the end of that scene, so we could see how they flow into each other. But we haven't cut scene 30 yet. Most films are shot completely out…

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