Types of Editing

Non Linear Editing 

• Was first introduced in 1971 by CMX Systems and had disk drives the size of washing machines. It played back black and white analogue video. 
• Avid/1 followed by its media composer systems late 80's utillised software/ hardware based on Apple Macintosh both pioneered by Lucasfilms Editroid in the early 1980's.

Editing Forms 

• The Cut: 
  direct between the two images
  Used when
  - New Location
  - New Information
  - When the action is continuous 
• Dissolve: 
  one image mixes into another image
  Used when
  - To show a period of time
  - to slow time down
  - New location
  - where there is a match between the two images in transition 
• Fade: 
  the image fades into or out to black
  Fade In Used when:
  - Start of production
  - To show the passage of time
  - New location
  Fade out used when:
  - End of production
  - to show a passage of time
  - new location 

Editing Elements 

Their should always be a good reason or motivation to add an edit. This could include movements or sounds like a door bell or footstep 

Psyco Editing 

Demonstrates how editing can imply events without showing the complete picture, The editing style also works as tonal montage. A violent scene edited in a violent way. The information given shot by shot is designed to impose a feeling of terror in the audience and allow you to experience some of the fear and shock experienced by the character. 

Functional Editing 

Provides a continuity of time and space. Affects the viewers sense of pace and to compress or expand time. 

Editing For Emotional Response 

Disruptions in time and space, superimpose shots and juxtapose shots to elicit a response. 

Types of Edit 

• Directional Edit 
  This is used when the edit follows the action for example following the actors eyes or movement or following the action, for example the direction the gun is pointed. 
• Matched Edit
  This edit is used when the first shot has a matched shape, sound or colour to the following shot. 
• Dynamic Edit
  this is when editor uses suggestion to create the link between two shots. If a man is dying and the editor  cuts to a woman dressed in black we know that he has died.
• Combination Edit 
  this is when the editor combines more than one of the previous edit types. 

The rules of editing 
- A new shot should contain new information 

- Never cross the line 

- Is there a reason for the edit 

- Edits should not be seen 

- Editing is creative- so be creative