How are movies shot on film cut and edited nowadays?
Many movies are still shot on films. At the same time, computers can greatly facilitate editing. So I just wonder how the whole process is done. Is film digitized and edited on computers or is it literally cut and edited like in old good times?
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I can answer this as least as far back as Star Wars Episode VII. The movie was shot on film, and the film was digitized as reels were filled up (they didn't save it all and wait until all of filming was finished) then the film rolls were treated and archived to help preserve them. From there on out, all editing and work was done digitally.
If one was lucky to ever tour Lucasfilm in San Francisco, you would find lots of old film editing equipment on display in the hallways -- they don't use it anymore.
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How are movies shot on film edited?
Film editors take raw footage and use editing techniques like cutaways, crosscutting, parallel editing, continuity editing, and match cuts to reconceptualize the scripted version of a film's story to make it come alive.How are modern films edited?
Today, most films are edited digitally (on systems such as Media Composer, Final Cut Pro X or Premiere Pro) and bypass the film positive workprint altogether.Does the editor cut the film?
An editor's cut of a motion picture is made by the film editor on their own, or working with the film director. The editor tapes together the first cut of the film, the "editor's cut", arranging the separate takes into a coherent story according to the plan communicated by the director.How Movies Are Shot On Film In The Digital Era
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