Video Editing Research Paper

faVideo editing and techniques (Post-production)
Film or video editing is the most important element of film or video production. This is according to Adam Fulford (2008). It is the form of arranging images and sounds that able to communicate a story. Editing is a combination of technical knowledge and skill associated with an artist’s creativity and craftsmanship. It is vital to know something about the editing process. Knowing how the images will eventually fit together will be helpful in the production processes. This means good editing can make everything in the production look better. However, it is not effective if the script is bad and it cannot disguise terrible camerawork. (Orlebar, 2011).

In the Video Production Handbook 4th Edition demonstrated by Gerald Millerson and Jim Owens (2008), editing is where the material that has been captured is combined together to create a convincing presentation. In this process, graphics, music, sounds, and special effects are added to the footage shot during the production phase. It has a large influence on the audience reactions to what they visualize and hear. Skilled editing makes a major and important contribution in creating a video production

However, chroma keying is also used during the post production stage. The technique is used to remove background or a specific color element from the subject and replace it with a different element. The reason for using blue or green for the background screen is because they are much different from the human skin color. Thus, there would be a clear distinction between the subject and screen (Kylie, 2014). For Millerson and Owens (2008), Chroma key or matting is the most used method to give the illusion that a person is standing in front of a real location all done at the press of a button. This method can be convincing and effective with the audience when done