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Mistakes can kill this type of editing, so having an extensive plan made up from the [[Offline Edit]] is essential. Until sophisticated digital platforms came around, this was really the only game in town for footage shot on tape. Film has always had the advantage of the [[Non Linear Edit]] -- tape, glue, a razor blade, and some skillful hands are all it takes -- so even after tape was invented many pre-recorded shows were (and are) still shot on film. |
Mistakes can kill this type of editing, so having an extensive plan made up from the [[Offline Edit]] is essential. Until sophisticated digital platforms came around, this was really the only game in town for footage shot on tape. Film has always had the advantage of the [[Non Linear Edit]] -- tape, glue, a razor blade, and some skillful hands are all it takes -- so even after tape was invented many pre-recorded shows were (and are) still shot on film. |
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Because of the limitations of linear editing, shows that ''were'' made on videotape, such as ''[[I Claudius]]'' or ''[[Upstairs Downstairs]]'' tended to be shot one whole scene at a time using multiple cameras, which tends to explain their [[Theater|theatrical]] look. |
Because of the limitations of linear editing, shows that ''were'' made on videotape, such as ''[[I Claudius]]'' or ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs]]'' tended to be shot one whole scene at a time using multiple cameras, which tends to explain their [[Theater|theatrical]] look. |
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Live production is a form of linear edit, except instead of a tape the output goes directly to the transmitter. |
Live production is a form of linear edit, except instead of a tape the output goes directly to the transmitter. |
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