Lesson 2

Cutting Up Those Shots

One of the primary functions of the editor is selection, choosing which shot to use, selecting this shot, but not that shot. Whether you begin the selection process as part of logging and capturing your material, or you wait until your material is captured before beginning to make your selections, you have to begin at some point to make the decisions that will keep some material and reject others. Part of selection process, particularly if you're doing it on the computer, is to organize your material; so this lesson is about selection, and more than ...

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