Chapter FourAssessing Footage: Selecting Shots for the Edit
Criteria for Shot Assessment
Selecting the Best Shots or Selecting the Most Appropriate Shots
You should now feel comfortable identifying the various types of image and audio source materials that may be used to create a motion media production. With these committed to memory, it will be that much easier to organize them when you acquire and review their content for editing. Be forewarned, however, that not every shot type may be used to generate coverage for a particular scene. Certain shots may be unnecessary or inappropriate for the narrative or style of project. For example, it may not make much sense to look for an extreme long shot (XLS) in footage ...
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