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Documentary Editing by ACE Jacob Bricca

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Construction of Meaning in Documentaries

Principles of Documentary Editing

Your Documentary Editing Panel

Part I Setting the Stage for a Successful Edit

 1 Planning Your Schedule

Documentary Schedules: How Many Weeks?

 2 Organizing Your Footage

Organizing the Files on the Hard Drive

Bringing the Files into the NLE

Run a Test

Backing Up

Organizing Footage

Organizing Archival Material

Alternate “Binning” Strategies

Documents You Will Need

 3 Everyday Work Practices

Work in Stages

Focus

The Vital Importance of Taking Breaks

Duplicate and Archive: Leaving a Trail of Breadcrumbs Behind You

Scraps Sequences and Alternate Shots

The Director–Editor Relationship: Working Together and Working Alone

Part II Finding ...

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