Edit sound

This Standard is about editing sound material to meet production requirements. It involves assessing the material to decide what sort of edit should be used, and dealing with difficulties in making the required edit. It is about selecting appropriate edit points, making technically accurate edits, assessing finished edits, and completing them by the deadlines you have been given. You may sometimes be working to tight deadlines and under pressure. This Standard should apply to anyone who is involved with editing sound.

1. ascertain the technical, creative and commercial requirements for

   sound editing from reliable sources

   2. carry out an accurate assessment of material to determine the

   type of edit to be made

   3. explain to relevant people the implications to original material of

   recording with data reduced compression techniques

   4. suggest suitable solutions to decision makers to combat any

   difficulties in completing proposed edits

   5. organise tracks and materials in an appropriate manner to carry

   out your work

   6. select edit points which create required transitions and offer the

   greatest potential for meeting client or production requirements

   7. select edit points that achieve required duration, rhythm, pace,

   information and background; and when applicable support

   pictures

   8. use an editing style that is appropriate to the material

   9. retain any required synchronisation in the edit

   10. select and mark edit points in an accurate and clear way

   11. use a type of edit which is appropriate to requirements

   12. make edits which are technically accurate, clean and artistically

   effective

   13. confirm that edits made meet client or production requirements

   14. complete editing within agreed deadlines and budget

   15. mark any trims and unlabelled source material in line with

   company systems, and store them so that they can be recovered

   if required

   16. confirm that non-volatile storage of edit data is kept up to date

   17. confirm that necessary back-ups are maintained, to preserve the

   integrity of audio and data

   18. confirm that original material is protected

   19. produce accurate and legible paperwork and labelling in the

   format required

   20. maintain security for files and other materials in line with company

   requirements

1. the post production requirements of the client or production

   2. the material to be edited, what the editing requirements are, and

   what types of edit are possible

   3. the legal limits and standards for sound files for distribution and

   delivery especially in relation to loudness, immersive audio and

   metadata and how to work creatively within them

   4. the importance of audibility of dialogue especially with regards to

   the impaired hearing of an ageing population

   5. effective strategies to enhance dialogue audibility

   6. where to acquire source materials

   7. the timescale and budget for the edit

   8. the documentation and format requirements

   9. any synchronisation requirements and their implications in the

   production process

   10. the implications for editing where sound supports picture

   11. edit point selection criteria, and how they are used to identify edit

   points

   12. criteria for assessing the technical and artistic effectiveness of

   edits

   13. degrees of editing difficulty, and how to recognise and resolve

   them

   14. the editing techniques appropriate to specific media

   15. the implications of destructive and non-destructive editing

   16. the principles of ADR

   17. the principles of foley

   18. typical types of audible defects in analogue and digital

   technologies

   19. common data reduction formats and techniques

   20. the implications of using and dealing with data-reduced

   compression techniques

   21. the implications for the edit of using multi-track, mono, stereo, or

   multi-channel

   22. basic musical form and nomenclature including, note, beat, bar,

   and phrase

   23. how to manage and back up audio and data

   24. how to conform with edit data lists and source media

   25. how to preserve metadata

   26. how to identify trims and unlabelled source materials, and how to

   store them securely

   27. the importance of safe working with display screens, and the

   relevant regulations

   28. the principles of basic electronics as they apply to sound,

   including impedance, attenuation networks, phantom powering,

   and signal-to-noise ratios

   29. the relevant principles of acoustics and how they apply

   30. the performance characteristics of microphones including: size,

   weight, maximum output level, pick up pattern, sensitivity and

   susceptibility to handling noise

   31. the characteristics of amplifiers and loudspeakers

   32. the different types of recording and playback equipment

   33. company systems for storage, back up and security