Tooltip Tags: Editing

Also known as Longitudinal Time Code. A high frequency signal that allows the accurate ‘locking’ of film audio and video equipment.

A short publicty film which advertises a film or forthcoming presentations.

Portions of a scene left over after the selected section has been used in final cutting.

An optical transition effect in which one image is replaced by another with a boundry edge that moves in a selected pattern across the frame.

A method of preparing A and B rolls for printing in which the original shots overlap several frames or more. The change from one roll to another to match the edited workprint is done automatically by the printer.

A preliminary trial stage in the process of editing a film. Shots are laid out in approximate relationship to an end product without detailed attention to the individual cutting points.

Moving a piece of tape or magnetic film back and forth over a sound head to locate a specific cue or word.

The act of joining two pieces of film by any of several methods.

A take of a scene which is not used for printing or for the final assembly of a film.