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Title: Editing Digital Video : The Complete Creative and Technical Guide by Robert M. Goodman, Patrick McGrath ISBN: 0-07-140635-2 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Pub. Date: 10 September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.69 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The essential editing book!!
Comment: This is an amazing book that is a must-have for anyone that is in the industry, interested in being in the industry, or just plain interested in the world of digital video. Editing Digital Video by Robert M. Goodman and Patrick McGrath is an exceptionally well-written book that covers techniques in craft and theory about editing that can benefit the novice home video editor to the professional feature film editor. The authors complete the daunting task of covering all of the many different digital editing interfaces by stripping them down to the essentials. They also cover the many different kinds of formats, such as narrative, documentary, commercials, music video, etc. For the expert, I found the Keyboard Shortcut Cross Reference exceptionally handy. This book also covers recording DVDs, EDL formats, and details about exporting graphics. Being an editor initially learning editing techniques by physically cutting film and graduating to digital video editing, I very much appreciated this book that respected editing as a craft and art.
The fundamentals about storytelling and editing are definitely worth reading. Some of it might be a bit too Editing 101, but surprisingly, held some gems. The "Films to Watch" chapter with films that have been recommended for different genres of editing to lists of Eddie Award Nominees and Oscar Nominees is an added bonus.
Written in a very readable and likeable prose, Editing Digital Video is an absolute joy and a must for any editing enthusiast, whether in trade or in hobby.
Rating: 5
Summary: A well-written must-have that won't disappoint!
Comment: This is an amazing book that is a must-have for anyone that is in the industry, interested in being in the industry, or just plain interested in the world of digital video. Editing Digital Video by Robert M. Goodman and Patrick McGrath is an exceptionally well-written book that covers techniques in craft and theory about editing that can benefit the novice home video editor to the professional feature film editor. The authors complete the daunting task of covering all of the many different digital editing interfaces by stripping them down to the essentials. They also cover the many different kinds of formats, such as narrative, documentary, commercials, music video, etc. I found the Keyboard Shortcut Cross Reference exceptionally handy. This book also covers recording DVDs, EDL formats, and details about exporting graphics. Being an editor initially learning editing techniques by physically cutting film and graduating to digital video editing, I very much appreciated this book that respected editing as a craft and art.
The fundamentals about storytelling and editing are definitely worth reading. Some of it might be a bit too Editing 101, but surprisingly, held some gems. The "Films to Watch" chapter with films that have been recommended for different genres of editing to lists of Eddie Award Nominees and Oscar Nominees is an added bonus.
Written in a very readable and likeable prose, Editing Digital Video is an absolute joy and a must for any editing enthusiast, whether in trade or in hobby.
Rating: 5
Summary: Invaluable
Comment: Let's face it, most people doing digital video are self-taught. Sure, there are some who've been to film school or have lots of experience with film but of all the DV camera owners, they're in the minority. The result: hours and hours and hours of weddings, school plays, birthday parties and... well... tripe. This book can help turn that tripe into gold because it covers the black art of editing.
Editing is one of those subjects that seems to be hard to teach through a book and, therefore, hard to learn. The solution employed by the authors is to include a CD containing three video clips for the reader to edit. The overall process is described in the text.
There's a wealth of other good information, some quite basic, some fairly advanced - a perusal of the table of contents will be informative to you.
Pros:
* Platform and edit system neutrality
* Video clips to edit
* Tour of all the important concepts
* Simple terminology
Cons:
* No finished professional edit of the project
* More detailed info on professional techniques would be nice
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Title: The Little Digital Video Book by Michael Rubin ISBN: 0201758482 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 26 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Lighting for Digital Video & Television by John Jackman ISBN: 1578201152 Publisher: CMP Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: 303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions : Solve Any Video Shoot or Edit Problem in Ten Minutes or Less, for Ten Dollar or Less (Digital Video/Audio) by Chuck Gloman ISBN: 007141651X Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Pub. Date: 21 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Making Documentary Films and Reality Videos: A Practical Guide to Planning, Filming, and Editing Documentaries of Real Events by Barry Hampe ISBN: 0805044515 Publisher: Owl Books (NY) Pub. Date: 01 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Nonlinear - A Field Guide to Digital Video and Film Editing by Michael Rubin ISBN: 0937404853 Publisher: Triad Publishing Company (FL) Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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