ABSTRACT
Editing is the process of selecting and arranging shots or sequences of shots into an appropriate order. The signals from several television cameras and other video sources are simultaneously fed into the video switcher, and the pictures from each video source are displayed on the monitors in the control room. Video editing in postproduction is an essential part of the production process for programs that have been shot single-camera style in the studio or the field. Multicamera programs that have been recorded live to a media card or a hard disk drive may be edited in postproduction as well. There are two general techniques, or styles, of editing. One is continuity editing; the other is dynamic or complexity editing. The goal of continuity editing is to move the action along smoothly without any discontinuous jumps in time or place. Producers working on single-camera productions can learn a lot about editing—and about shooting to edit—by watching a multicamera production.
