Film editing is part of the process of filmmaking. It involves the selection and combining of shots into
sequences, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. It is an art of storytelling
A film editor is a person who practices film editing by assembling the footage. However,
the job of an editor isn’t simply to mechanically put pieces of a film together, cut off film slates, or edit
dialogue scenes. A film editor must creatively work with the layers of images, story, dialogue, music,
pacing, as well as the actors' performances to effectively "re-imagine" and even rewrite the film to craft a
cohesive whole. Editors usually play a dynamic role in the making of a film.
Film editing is an art that can be used in diverse ways. It can create sensually provocative montages;
become a laboratory for experimental cinema; bring out the emotional truth in an actor's performance;
create a point of view on otherwise obtuse events; guide the telling and pace of a story; create an illusion
of danger where there is none; give emphasis to things that would not have otherwise been noted; and even
create a vital subconscious emotional connection to the viewer, among many other possibilities....
Edwin S. Porter is generally thought to be the American filmmaker who first put film editing to use.
sequences, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. It is an art of storytelling
A film editor is a person who practices film editing by assembling the footage. However,
the job of an editor isn’t simply to mechanically put pieces of a film together, cut off film slates, or edit
dialogue scenes. A film editor must creatively work with the layers of images, story, dialogue, music,
pacing, as well as the actors' performances to effectively "re-imagine" and even rewrite the film to craft a
cohesive whole. Editors usually play a dynamic role in the making of a film.
Film editing is an art that can be used in diverse ways. It can create sensually provocative montages;
become a laboratory for experimental cinema; bring out the emotional truth in an actor's performance;
create a point of view on otherwise obtuse events; guide the telling and pace of a story; create an illusion
of danger where there is none; give emphasis to things that would not have otherwise been noted; and even
create a vital subconscious emotional connection to the viewer, among many other possibilities....
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SumoPaint
ReplyDeleteSumoPaint is another free online and desktop photo editor with basic and advanced features. You can upload a photo from your computer or from a URL.
Basic overall photo editing like brightness/contrast, hue/saturation, color balance, and levels can be achieved from the menu bar on top of the editor.
The left pane has the drawing tools which include several shapes. One, in particular, is called the Symmetry tool, which “mirrors” a shape’s stroke, creating a symmetric pattern.
Besides tweaking images, I find Sumopaint to be useful in creating simple logos using the text and brush tools.
Other than the ads that appear on both sides of the web editor and intermittently crash Chrome (the tool uses Flash to run the web version), this photo editor gets the job done easily and is more than suitable for users who are not photo editing experts.