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Documentary Editing
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Documentary Editing

by Jacob Bricca, ACE
December 2017
Beginner
246 pages
6h 58m
English
Routledge
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15Feedback and Revision

image Evaluating the Work and Taking Direction

In the life cycle of every cut (be it a scene, sequence, or an entire film), there comes a moment when you have to take a step back to evaluate the work. Set the monitor up to display full screen, sit a little further away from it than you normally would, crank the volume up a bit, and turn down the lights in the room. Try to put yourself in the shoes of someone watching it for the first time. What do you think of it? Be honest with yourself.

You’re likely to have lots of things to fix. Pacing will be awkward, concepts and narrative beats will be unclear, sound edits will be jumpy. ...

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ISBN: 9781317198369