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film editing

film editing

1 3.2
Choosing and joining scenes to make a complete movie
  • noun
  • /fɪlm ˈɛdɪtɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : montaje de película
  • The fact that there are other NLEs that may be better for episodic TV or film editing is utterly meaningless to us.
  • film editing award
  • film editing Oscar
  • best film editing

Animation design, motion graphics, film editing, so much.

Examples

  • Media Composer, in turn, looked very appropriately at the time to the film editing business for its metaphors and inspiration.

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  • Animation design, motion graphics, film editing, so much.

  • All Films Blog Storyline: Documentary about the art of film editing.

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  • After the movie preview ended, I was ushered into a film editing room.

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  • The film editing of 'Parasite' was praised for its seamless transitions and pacing.

  • During the workshop, we learned about the importance of film editing in storytelling.

  • Her experience in film editing allowed her to create a powerful narrative from the raw footage.

Synonyms

cutting
vsfilm editing
  • Specialized
72 6.1

A special process of joining or removing parts, for example in film editing and craft work

focuses on choosing and ordering scenes to create a finished visual story

How Finished

final cut
  • Specialized
9 4.2
film editing
  • Specialized
1 3.2
rough cut
  • Specialized
5 4.8
footage
  • Literature
932 3.8

Surface Forms

film editing singular
film editings plural

Morphology

film + edit

The meaning 'the process of selecting and arranging scenes to create a finished film' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'film' (movie) with 'editing' (the act of editing). This noun+gerund composition follows common English and cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Film editing comes from the time when people worked with real strips of film and would 'cut' and 'join' them by hand. Because editors physically chose and ordered scenes, the term now means selecting and arranging scenes to make a finished movie.