Video Editing: A Postproduction Primer - Softcover

Browne, Steven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0240802691 ISBN 13: 9780240802695

Publisher: Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

Video Editing, Third Edition continues the tradition of its predecessors as a complete guide to video editing for the novice up to the professional, taking them through the conceptual aspects of video postproduction. It covers technical as well as creative aspects of video editing, and its direct approach and accessible style make this book a good choice for students and professionals alike.

Video Editing will help the reader to become both knowledgeable about and comfortable with practical editing concepts, techniques, and practices. It possesses a unique combination of technical information, hands-on techniques, applied aesthetics, and discussions of industry procedures, thus making an often intimidating process easy to understand and follow.

This new edition provides up-to-date information on the newest technologies and includes extensive coverage of digital editing, as well as random access and digital off-line systems. This timely and significant revision will bring anyone up to speed in the fast-paced postproduction environment.

Steven E. Browne is currently the supervising editor at New Wave Productions, where he oversees video finishing of all Walt Disney, Hollywood Pictures, and Touchstone Pictures first-run feature film broadcast commercials. He has over 20 years of diverse and extensive experience as both an on-line and off-line editor. Mr. Browne is also the author of a number of other books including Film/Video Terms and Concepts, Getting That Job in Hollywood, and Videotape Post-Production Primer.

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Review

"This new edition of Browne's original is updated to cover new technologies and digital editing. Video Editing is a solid introduction to the world of professional editing."
-Videomaker

Synopsis

This text is a guide to video editing for the novice to the professional editor and takes one through the conceptual aspects of video postproduction. It aims to make the reader at ease with practical editing concepts, techniques and practices. It combines technical information, hands-on techniques, applied aesthetics and discussions of industry procedures. It also includes information on random access editing and random access, digital off-line systems, digital editing, transmission and broadcast.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0240802691
• ISBN 13: 9780240802695
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 309