Cut It Out! Editing Your Film
During the editing phase, the film is finally assembled. Editing your film gives
you a chance to step back and look at the sequence of events and all the
available shot angles in order to shape and mold them into the most effective
production. You can even repair a bad film (or at least make it better) during
the editing process. During editing, you really see your film coming together.
Nonlinear editing software is now available for virtually any computer at
affordable prices (many computers come with free editing software). With it,
you can edit anything from a home movie to a professional theatrical-length
piece (90 to 120 minutes). The technology of nonlinear editing allows you
to cut your shots together in virtually any order. You can easily see different
variations of cutting different shots together, rearrange them, and move
or delete in between scenes in a concise and easy-to-understand manner.
Chapter 15 tells you what the new-age digital technology makes available to
you for editing your film on your desktop.