” Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. ”
— > Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editing
Have you ever thought, that you use editing almost every day of your life? From preparing an assignment in your laptop, all over from taking a photo and changing the colour or adding text to it. This is the beauty of technological advancement, since now, not only rich people and specialised companies have editing devices, but you can edit your photograph or a video freely and without any delays, or costs.
3 basic fundamentals of Editing
- Concept : When you are editing, there is a number of aspects that you need to consider before you start. You have to organise, check the flow of your work, so the reader/listener/viewer will be directed where you want him to, but also the most important aspect is how you will present it. From a movie scene, all over to a simple 10 second advertisement.
- Techniques : There are 5 basic tools in editing. Cut / Splice / Fade / Reverse / Slow Down – Speed up .
- Language : In editing we have certain words that are used to describe an action that we may want to do. Copy and paste, are one of the best examples given.
Konstantinos Papanestoros 