Editing - Marking

Above is an screenshot of all of clips being marked. I have also provided folders for the appropriate clips to go into. For example a singing folder for all the clips that show scenes of the artist singing and a performance folder for all of the clips that show a performance.

This next screenshot shows all of my shots of the artist singing in the singing folder. The reason why we do this is so that it is easier for the people editing. The editors are not on set during the film therefore they do not know which order the clips are supposed to go in. As a result of this I have marked my footage using a code which when used in conjunction with my spreadsheet, they will be able to identify the clips and find out where they need to be.

This screenshot is similar to the previous one however it is all of the performance clips in the performance folder.

This screenshot shows the excel spreadsheet of my marking. As you can see i have created numerous title to define an appropriate code for my footage. These are: Bin, Scene, Take, Code, Shot, Type and Quality. The way the code has been generated was via the first 3 titles. The bin represents the folder in which the footage resides in. I have two folders, one called Singing and the other called Performance. The code i have come up for my first clip is S.01.01. If we break that apart it means "S" for singing folder, .01 for the scene and 01 for the take number. The other titles are there to give the editor detailed information about the footage. Shot: a description of the shot, Type: the type of shot and quality referring to whether or not it is good or a bad take.

Here is the new storyboard with the shot codes inside. The advantage of doing it this is that it makes easier for my group and I when it comes to the editing stage. You can see that with the storyboard combined with the codes shows a more accurate description of what is going to be happening in each individual shot as well as the footage code and roughly how long each shot should be. Its important that we do this this way because it saves time and the hassle for editors when it comes to the editing stage. Editors are not on set during the filming and as a result of this they will have no idea where each shot is supposed to be. Therefore by providing them with marked up footage in conjunction with a storyboard saves a lot of time because they will have a detailed analysis of each shot and will be able to edit more effectively.