Video Editing: A Postproduction Primer

By Steven E. Browne

Video Editing, Third Edition continues the tradition of its predecessors as a complete guide to video editing for the novice up to the professional, taking them through the conceptual aspects of video postproduction. It covers technical as well as creative aspects of video editing, and its direct approach and accessible style make this book a good choice for students and professionals alike. Video Editing will help the reader to become both knowledgeable about and comfortable with practical editing concepts, techniques, and practices. It possesses a unique combination of technical information, hands-on techniques, applied aesthetics, and discussions of industry procedures, thus making an often intimidating process easy to understand and follow. This new edition provides up-to-date information on the newest technologies and includes extensive coverage of digital editing, as well as random access and digital off-line systems. This timely and significant revision will bring anyone up to speed in the fast-paced postproduction environment. Steven E. Browne is currently the supervising editor at New Wave Productions, where he oversees video finishing of all Walt Disney, Hollywood Pictures, and Touchstone Pictures first-run feature film broadcast commercials. He has over 20 years of diverse and extensive experience as both an on-line and off-line editor. Mr. Browne is also the author of a number of other books including Film/Video Terms and Concepts, Getting That Job in Hollywood, and Videotape Post-Production Primer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0240802691
• ISBN13: 9780240802695
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Focal Press
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

old school for NLE editors

Yes, it is old technology, it is history but everyone still uses video tape. It is amazing how many adobe, final cut and avid editors know nothing about control track, ins and outs and don't even know how to read an EDL. They're all good until tape is involved. I agree the technology is old but much of the information is still being used. I know more than one filmmaker who could have used the production advice, including recording room tone.

Filled from cover to cover with tips, tricks, and techniques

Now in a revised and completely updated fourth edition, Video Editing: A Postproduction Primer by Steen E. Browne (Senior Online Editor, New Wave Entertainment) is a very direct and straightforward "how-to" manual of the basics and the nuances of properly editing videotape. Individual chapters address creating video effects, random-access editing, audio postproduction, and much more, in this comprehensive, strongly recommended guide filled from cover to cover with tips, tricks, and techniques appropriate for video editors of all experience and skill levels.