The Creative Editing Blueprint

Stage 1: The Plan Stage 5: Sound Editing

• Get familiar with the goal of the piece • Insert scene based sound effects
-- Read script • Layer in foley
-- Review creative brief • Add wild lines
-- Talk with director, producer or client • Cut in music
-- Study your own notes -- Custom score
• Figure out driving elements -- Production cue
-- Character dialogue • Sound design, “The Holy Trinity”
-- Narration -- Swish
-- Music -- Suckback
-- Visuals -- Bassy hit
-- Signature sound
Stage 6: Final Adjustments
Stage 2: The Prep • Awkward edits
• Set up project with folder and bin structure • Mistimed sound effects
• Watch and review all sources to get familiar • Confusing story points
with material • Interruptions in flow
• Organize your materials for efficient access • Color correction
-- Create custom columns in your bins • Mattes
for meta data • Fine tuning audio
-- Use consistent wording in your • Adjust levels to carve out dialogue from
descriptions music and sound effects
-- Mixing with keyframes
Stage 3: The Rough Cut
-- Mixing with add-edits
• Block in your scene with key moments
• Add additional camera angles as needed

Stage 4: The Fine Cut

• Adjust overall pacing and timing
• Shift and trim sections
• Add more reaction shots, insert shots
and wide shots
• Manipulate some aspects with
stylized effects