carefully planning the order of events and tasks to achieve a project or goal

best performances of actors, the best takes

a sequence of events in order by date and or time

compilation of footage

a document that records information

careful selection of the best footage for each portion of a film

first full draft of a film edit

video footage from another project that can be inserted into a film, such as providing an example or flash back

music added temporarily to the draft of a film to assist the editor with timing, or suggest emotion to the composer as they create new music for a film

draft edits of a film

version of a film in between rough cut and the final, locked edit; incorporates some music and sound effects as well as some careful editing of visuals and frames

version of a film once the visuals have been finalised, ready for music and foley to be added

sound effects, foley and noises for a film

music composed for a film

film music where you can see the source of the music or musicians on the screen as well as hear the music, such as elevator music or a character singing as part of the plot

film music for which the musicians or sound source are unseen, such as background music

another term for master file; finished product of a film

exporting as a final film or master file

oversees the actors and technical crew in a film; person in charge of creative vision from during pre-production, filming and post-production of a film

function in video editing software that lets you arrange short portions of video in a row

large video files

when audio and visuals don't quite match due to complex computer processing; freezing or pauses created when digital files overload a computer's capacity

companies who cut and edit film footage

visual effects in a film

technical job - adjusts the colour and tones of a film

cleaning up backgrounds or tweaking the film's frame

carefully planning the order of events and tasks to achieve a project or goal

smaller file size

a short section or chunk of a film

type of camera angle used for one take of a dramatic scene

numbering system for reference when there is more than one recording of one scene

the visuals in one camera shot or view

watching all the takes of every shot, and taking notes on the preferred material

following as standard set of rules or processes

sub-conscious ideas, interpretation, responses or thoughts

choosing and connecting short sections of film

several different, short, related videos connected as a film sequence

a way of linking together different scenes

link between 2 different sections of film, music, plot or stages of life

matching an action across 2 different shots

set of instructions or rules; a list of different criteria or features

earliest version of the film edit process

more refined version of the film edit (compared to rough assembly)

something that is white in real life is made to look white on a film screen

too strong or too much light entering the camera lens

not enough light entering the camera lens

low quality images or random textures on a photo or film

with vivid colours

a variety of brown colours

applying finishing touches