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• View of author's editing setup. Demountable "V" racks hold spools of film within easy reach of editor. Film ends are hooked to brads set in edge of racks. Fluorescent light in rear permits ready inspection of each film strip.
• Another view of the editing setup. Note that Craig viewer and splicer are mounted on heavy blocks for stability, provide for moving out of way when not in use. Additional racks and trim baskets are at right.
• View of the trim baskets, a most essential accessory for a film editor. Film may be run into them Instead of wound on reels or in coils, with the ends clipped over a brad in the framework. Note fluorescent light at rear; also the projector.
• Here is view of the workbench before the film racks are set in place, showing position of the fluorescent lighting fixture which throws light against the film strips for easy and ready identification.
IN EDITING set-up that is roomy, efficient and based on system plays an important part in the production of good amateur movies. Every detail of one's editing table should be planned prior to it's construction, so the editor will have complete control of his film at all times. Thus in preparing a sequence for editing, every frame of film will be within reach, easily viewed and worked without the editor having to leave his chair.
Too many amateur movie editors have not done justice to their films due to loss, improper filing, oversights (in some cases actual omission of certain scenes), and losses of "trims" and "takes."
The author, with an aggregate of twelve years experience in handling 3 5mm. film, has fashioned an editing arrangement which he feels will assist the 16mm. amateur in editing his mov
Film Editor's Workshop
Good Work Results From Using Good Tools And An Efficient Editing Setup Is Highly Essential In Making Good Amateur Movies
By CHARLES
ies. Designed to incorporate simplicity, and utility with a minimum of expense, the arrangement, pictured on this page, includes: 1. cutting table, 2. film racks, 3. trim baskets, 4. combination light and projection table.
The cutting table, of average height, is approximately 4 feet wide and 5 feet long. The table is topped with a smooth
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composition covering; the edges are beveled and heavily varnished giving the table a smooth surface so essential in preventing scratching of the film.
Mounted near the edge of the table, and spaced about 3 '/2 feet apart, are the rewinds. Proper spacing will allow the editor sufficient room in which to • Continued on Page 38;
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