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VidTips
- The Edit Decision List
The Edit
Decision List, called the EDL, is the document that has all
the clips used in creating the video. Each clip has a name
and unique time code numbers.
Remember, the term "clip" describes the
electronic data used to create the video. This data
can be the video, music, effects or narration.
The editor is able to print out the EDL. The producer than
looks at the video. If there are any changes, the producer
makes a note on the EDL indicating the changes in the video. The
editor then uses the marked up EDL to make the changes. Sometimes
a copy of the script is used as the EDL. If the script is used, it
must have the name and the time code numbers for each clip, because these names and numbers help distinguish one shot
from another.
Tip:
The Paper Edit
Sometimes the producer will take a copy of the script, label
the shots created in production as clips and use this new
document as the EDL. This type of EDL is called a paper edit. The
producer edits the movie on paper. This document is given to the editor, who puts the video together electronically.
The editor literally edits by the numbers.
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