RED cameras could speed up editing in general?

[Jason Wingrove]

(most) directors aren't idiots that given a simple button are suddenly going to turn into game show hosts or stop worrying about performances are they? This idea (for me) isnt about replacing the director/editor relationship or rushing the editing process... why would you want to rush the best bit it's a very simple option that will let you do what you (be it script supervisor, shooter or director) want with it.

Its just another simple tool and up to the individual to decide (no doubt with consultation with your editor) how you use it...or if you use it at all.

And if your not in some way cutting it in your head or thinking about how a scene will cut as you go then WHAT are you doing directing at all.

 

[David Mullen ASC]

nor is this tiny idea about replacing the director/editor relationship or rushing or speeding up the editing process...

Gee, I thought that the title of this thread was "RED cameras could speed up editing in general?"

 

[Jason Wingrove]

The key part being that it's a question..

I'm all for the idea and for everyone to use it how they see fit and for everyone to find a way to use it that works for them. Be it speeding up or just improving the creative process

 

[Rob Ruffo]

On set you also don't see how the insertion of other shots will affect a take when in the final edit. For example, an actor might have a bad moment on a certain line of dialogue, but the rest is great, and during the edit you see its' best to cut away on that line anyway - the take that on set would be flagged as "medium" is actually great if you don't see his face at that cut-away moment. Also, sometimes the cut-away conceptually re-frames the performance, so we see it differently, and so on.