Unit 16 workbook

Unit 16: Film and Video Editing Techniques

Author: Sally Pickford 2015

LEARNING OUTCOMES2. Be able to prepare moving image material for editing

3. Be able to edit moving image material.

L3 BTEC CertificateCreative Media Production [TV and Film]


Section 2 and 3 : Be able to prepare moving image material for editing and be able to edit moving image material.


Task 1: Rushes LogThis task will help you decide which clips will be most suitable to meet the clients brief. Rushes logs will show a full appreciation of the possibilities and limitations of shots. All paperwork will be clear and organised to a near-professional standard.

You must check each rush and offer a description of the action in each clip. In your description you MUST use camera specific terminology to describe the shot. You must then decide whether this clip could be used in the final construction and give a reason

as to why you have made that decision.


CLIP DESCRIPTION DECISION REASONMVI_1034.MOV Footage of media

students working at computers.

No The footage was not sturdy – it was clear that it was filmed by hand and therefore I would not like to include it in the promo video as I do not think it looks professional.

1.mp4 Footage of rugby players playing rugby.

Yes The footage highlights the sporting activities available within college – this will apply to those interested in sport and more particularly target a primary audience of those interested in playing rugby.

00033 (2).mp4 Footage of students in science lab

Yes This highlights the science facilities and shows students engaging in team work – appeals to students by showing what happens within science labs and by showing teamwork and students getting along emphasises a happy and student friendly place.

00002.mp4 Footage of desserts at costa

Yes This highlights the food available at the college, if students know that there are a range of foods and desserts available at the college they will be more drawn to enrolling. However, the shot is quite long so I will probably cut it quite short.

00007.mp4 Footage of science teacher teaching a lesson

Yes This will give the students an insight as to what an actual lesson entails. I will only use a snippet of this as it interlinks with the science lesson which I am already involving in my video.

00008.mp4 Zoom out of the costa sign

Yes Due to the fact that I am going to use footage of the food available at costa I will use this footage to highlight the facilities available for


Evidence will be the completed table.

Task 2: Marking up a scriptIn this task you will provide evidence of you annotating a script. Your annotation must include ideas of sounds or any sound effects which you may need to include. You may also start to think about what footage is best placed to exemplify the voiceover. All paperwork will be clear and organised to a near-professional standard.

The evidence for this will be a scanned image of hand written annotation OR you may copy the script here and digitally annotate and highlight.

Task 3: Edit decision list In this task you will provide evidence of you incorporating your rushes into your final promotional video. This is a document to help you plan the structure of your edit. Your edit decision lists will provide a fully detailed blueprint for the final piece. You must include lots of detail to reach the distinction grades. All paperwork will be clear and organised to a near-professional standard.

The evidence you must show is a table such as the one below which detailing the clip number, the start time and end time, the type of shot, description and then detail any transitions or effects [including text captions] you will use on this clip. You may also wish to detail any editing techniques you are planning on using.

Task 4: C larifying the purpose of the work with a client or director

In this task you will provide evidence of you meeting with the client to clarify the purpose of the work.

You will meet with the client on Friday 20th November. You must list below the questions you plan to ask your client and why. You must


make notes during the meeting to ensure you have addressed the needs of your client. You may either type up or scan your handwritten notes and place them here together with a summary of actions you must complete to ensure you meet the client’s needs.

Example questions:1. What is your company mission/objective?2. What are the specific services or products you offer?3. Who is your target market?4. Who are your competitors, and how are you unique among them?

Task 5: Preparing to edit : importing clips; bins; timelines; storage and folder management; online and offline editing; formats; resolution

In this task you will provide evidence of all of the specific elements listed above.

The evidence you will provide will be screen shots of each of these preparation techniques together with discussion of the technique and analysis of how this feature will help the smooth production of the completed promotional video.



Task 6: PRODUCTION DIARY

In this task you will update the progress of your edit EACH LESSON. As well as discussion of progress, you should also include screen shots as evidence to show how you have used preparation techniques (as listed above) to help construct your product.

Save regular rough cuts of your promotional video and gather further feedback from client and target audience.

Date Progress Review Areas to improve01/12/15 I planned what I was going to

include in my video and imported the selected clips.

03/12/15 I clipped and put the clips into order and imported sound and voice over.

04/12/15 “”07/12/15 “”11/12/15 I finalised my video and saved it. I

then uploaded the video to YouTube.


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Unit 16 workbook