Edit audio and video material for journalistic use
Overview
This Standard involves the creative and technical audio and video editing skills
needed to turn recorded material into a finished product for use on different
platforms. Whatever the intended use of
the material it should be edited in a way that meets the requirement of the
brief and to engage its intended audience.
Where the end product is a piece of audio or video journalism the editing may
often involve simplifying complex material to tell a story that can be
understood without ambiguity by viewers and/or listeners.
This involves understanding the techniques of editing and
being aware of different editing systems and demonstrating competence with
whichever editing system you are using.
This Standard also involves, recognising errors (both
technical and editorial) and the need for changes, and knowing how to carry them
out.
This
Standard is for those who edit audio and/or video material
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
1
Ensure
sufficient material of the required standard is recorded
2
Review
the brief in light of the material gathered, and decide whether changes in
value, treatment, or writing are required
3
Where
necessary, recognise and seek advice about legal, regulatory, and ethical
issues
4
Detect
and correct technical errors, retaining the essential content of the original
clean copy
5
When
editing audio, eliminate unexpected sounds, feedback, echo, hiss, and
distortion, using appropriate noise reduction techniques and equipment
6 Select
audio or video footage emphasising the strongest material and disposing of the
weakest
7 Select
natural sound that helps to tell the story for audio
8 Select shots and images to allow the
pictures to tell the story for
video
9
Ensure
that voice-overs are accompanied by appropriate pictures
10 When necessary, change the sequence of
the material gathered giving due consideration to the dangers of
misrepresentation
11 Break down complex material, presenting
it in a simple way
12 Integrate material from different
sources where appropriate
13 Add music, sound effects, visual
effects, graphics, infographics, data or material from other sources, where
required to enhance the production
14 Cut material to agreed durations
15 With relevant colleagues, recognise and
resolve any problems in the proposed purpose, content, or treatment of
material, taking into consideration target audience, distribution platforms and
where relevant, time of broadcast
and completed documentation, to satisfy the brief, and to meet the deadline
format for the distribution platform
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
1 Current
legislation relating to: copyright and intellectual property, data protection,
privacy and freedom of expression, defamation, equality and discrimination,
obscenity, photography of children
2 The
law relating to health and safety , including hazards and risks in the
workplace and your own job, how to assess them and the action to deal with them
3 Your
business or organisation’s systems and procedures used to enable the work to be
undertaken
4 Your
business or organisation’s current methods of recording image data including
the use of keywords, and its future strategy
5 the
brief for the assignment, the way the material is to be used and the particular
requirements in terms of style and/or editorial content and target audience
6 the
differing styles and formats used by different platforms, outlets and media
organisations
7 The legal, ethical, regulatory, commercial,
health and safety, and security restrictions which might affect the editing of
the story
8 What
licences, clearances, and permissions may be required, particularly with regard
to and including consideration of
copyright, contact, and use of music and how
to obtain them
9 The
basic concepts and techniques of audio and video editing
10
How to use
natural sound, music and sound effects to help tell a story
11 How to
construct a sequence and tell a story
using pictures
12 The type
and variety of material you need to
make editing simple and straightforward
13 When
additional audio materials, images, graphics, infographics, data or video materials may improve the delivery of the story
14 Different editing methods
15 How to correctly operate a variety of industry standard editing systems
16 The importance of user screen breaks to maintain the quality of the edit
17
The required technical delivery format for the material
18
The implications of the delivery platform
19
Health and safety regulations relevant to your work environment, in particular,
those relating to computer workstations and
the manufacturers’ health and safety requirements
20
The codes of ethics/conduct applied by professional institutes and trade
associations
21 Relevant guidelines and best practice