Well we all know Editing is a multi discipline but how does it fit in Mathematics?
Well my fellow editors, you know why we get that uneasy feeling when we are about to start a project (at least I get it)...it's because of this:
C = (e x n!) - 1
It's no secret that we deal with a huge amount of frames.
So let's say you have 2 shots in a scene; X and Y. You can either have X, Y, X+Y or Y+X....4 different possibilities for 2 shots.
But what if there is 25 shots? 60 shots? 500 shots?
Then you use the aforementioned formula
"C" is the different combinations you can have
"n" is all the shots the director took for that scene
"e" is the transcendental number 2.71828... (a constant like Pi)
"!" means factorial (which means that you multiply together all the numbers up to and including "n"...ex: 4! = 1x2x3x4 = 24
So a scene made up of 25 shots can be edited in approximately 39,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999 different ways.
"Mathematics is the language of Nature" - Pi(1998)
For more info read Walter Murch's books
Saturday, March 7, 2009
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
A documentary about editing
The invisible art brought to light.
Watch it, Love it.
"I think great editing skills with protect a director from suicide"
Sean Penn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=508MHvMGWEg
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
TOP 10(or so) VIDEO EDITING LIES
TOP TEN LIES EDITORS TELL PRODUCERS
10. It’s just a preview glitch.
9. It’s out of the safe area, you’ll never see that on the air.
8. It won’t really look like that.
7. I’ll fill out the paperwork tomorrow.
6. Why no, I don’t mind working on Saturday.
5. Oh, don’t go by that monitor.
4. It works better as a cut.
3. That glitch is on the source tape.
2. I’ll have all your changes done by the end of the day.
1. No, I agree. It’s much better that way.
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TOP TEN LIES PRODUCERS TELL THEIR EDITORS
10. It’s pretty simple. It should only take an hour.
9. Budget? Don’t worry about it.
8. Feel free to be creative with this.
7. I only need a couple dubs.
6. The network will love it. They won’t make any changes.
5. I’m positive we’ve got that shot on another tape.
4. I’ve never had this problem anywhere else I have edited.
3. Could I see it just one more time?
2. I thought you’d be able to just paint it out.
1. How hard could it be?
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TOP TEN LIES EDITORS TELL OTHER EDITORS (when they pick up the second half of a session)
10. It’ll only take about an hour to render.
9. I’ve pre-built all of the chyron.
8. It should only go a couple of more hours.
7. I’ll be at home. Call me if you have any questions.
6. The producer has been really organized so far.
5. All of the decks are working perfectly.
4. The list has been working great.
3. I’ve had no problems with this Avid.
2. Don’t worry, the credit roll is short.
1. I’ve already done the hardest parts.
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TOP FIVE LIES EDITORS TELL THEIR ASSISTANT EDITORS
5. Kick me off if you need the station.
4. You don’t have to log everything.
3. We’ll finish early today.
2. I organized the files really well already.
1. An hour of footage a day, tops.
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#1 LIE EDITORS TELL THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS
1. “I’ll be home soon.”
source: Capria.tv
10. It’s just a preview glitch.
9. It’s out of the safe area, you’ll never see that on the air.
8. It won’t really look like that.
7. I’ll fill out the paperwork tomorrow.
6. Why no, I don’t mind working on Saturday.
5. Oh, don’t go by that monitor.
4. It works better as a cut.
3. That glitch is on the source tape.
2. I’ll have all your changes done by the end of the day.
1. No, I agree. It’s much better that way.
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TOP TEN LIES PRODUCERS TELL THEIR EDITORS
10. It’s pretty simple. It should only take an hour.
9. Budget? Don’t worry about it.
8. Feel free to be creative with this.
7. I only need a couple dubs.
6. The network will love it. They won’t make any changes.
5. I’m positive we’ve got that shot on another tape.
4. I’ve never had this problem anywhere else I have edited.
3. Could I see it just one more time?
2. I thought you’d be able to just paint it out.
1. How hard could it be?
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TOP TEN LIES EDITORS TELL OTHER EDITORS (when they pick up the second half of a session)
10. It’ll only take about an hour to render.
9. I’ve pre-built all of the chyron.
8. It should only go a couple of more hours.
7. I’ll be at home. Call me if you have any questions.
6. The producer has been really organized so far.
5. All of the decks are working perfectly.
4. The list has been working great.
3. I’ve had no problems with this Avid.
2. Don’t worry, the credit roll is short.
1. I’ve already done the hardest parts.
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TOP FIVE LIES EDITORS TELL THEIR ASSISTANT EDITORS
5. Kick me off if you need the station.
4. You don’t have to log everything.
3. We’ll finish early today.
2. I organized the files really well already.
1. An hour of footage a day, tops.
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#1 LIE EDITORS TELL THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS
1. “I’ll be home soon.”
source: Capria.tv
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Guernica by Vancouver Film School - For Editors, art lovers and curious people
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4drJL-pRTko
The character starts out in Van Gogh's "Room at Arles", Then goes to Salvador Dali's "Archaeological Reminiscence of Millet's Angelus", then journeys' onward to Salvador Dali's "Persistence of Memory", gets lost in M.C. Esher's "Crazy Stairs" and jumps off to Picasso's most known and remarkable WWII painting "Guernica"
Wonderfully imaginative. It's almost a metaphor for Picasso's progression in his work. Going through different stages, being frustrated with all forms of art and settling on his own, personal style. And he died doing that style. The Character comes from a violent painting hence his urge to destroy what is beautiful, represented by the butterfly but he resists. The stress, the confusion becomes overwhelming to the point of suicide in which he finds his place.
The character starts out in Van Gogh's "Room at Arles", Then goes to Salvador Dali's "Archaeological Reminiscence of Millet's Angelus", then journeys' onward to Salvador Dali's "Persistence of Memory", gets lost in M.C. Esher's "Crazy Stairs" and jumps off to Picasso's most known and remarkable WWII painting "Guernica"
Wonderfully imaginative. It's almost a metaphor for Picasso's progression in his work. Going through different stages, being frustrated with all forms of art and settling on his own, personal style. And he died doing that style. The Character comes from a violent painting hence his urge to destroy what is beautiful, represented by the butterfly but he resists. The stress, the confusion becomes overwhelming to the point of suicide in which he finds his place.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Your vision path is the editor's vision path
Look at the motion graphics and the editing.
The editor cuts to white to differentiate scenes and different explanations but the most important factor is that the way this short film is constructed, the cuts and mainly the animations are made in such a way that your eyes always follow a set path and should the path change, there is a smooth exchange and not an abrupt discontinuity.
Putting the great animation and editing aside, the content is a vulgarized version of something would give anybody a headache if explained in technical terms.
http://www.tenthdimension.com/medialinks.php
The editor cuts to white to differentiate scenes and different explanations but the most important factor is that the way this short film is constructed, the cuts and mainly the animations are made in such a way that your eyes always follow a set path and should the path change, there is a smooth exchange and not an abrupt discontinuity.
Putting the great animation and editing aside, the content is a vulgarized version of something would give anybody a headache if explained in technical terms.
http://www.tenthdimension.com/medialinks.php
Monday, September 22, 2008
Science of Sciences
Editing is a multi-discipline.
In order to truely use editing as an art form instead of a robotic process, one must understand differnt aspects of Mathematics, psychology, physics, chemistry, literature, etc
In order to truely use editing as an art form instead of a robotic process, one must understand differnt aspects of Mathematics, psychology, physics, chemistry, literature, etc
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