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Originally Posted by Jfriah  Again--sometimes we audio editors need to know more about the pic editing software ins and outs (cough cough EDL generation cough cough time code visual burn cough) and gently make sure they are aware of how to do things. Because, like any software...if you go along just doing what you do and don't have a reason to learn X or know how to do Y because you just don't need to do it... you never figure it out.
-Jeff |
I agree with Jeff that dialogue editors really ought to know the nuts and bolts of picture editing (I began my career as a film editor, so I have a certain bias). As dialogue editors, we are greatly affected by what precedes us: the blocking; the shoot; the film editing. At the very least we need to understand what is possible - and reasonable - for the picture department to provide us. This way, you will know how to walk the fine line between being conned and being a jerk. Besides, having a grasp on the process of picture editing makes our job oh so much more interesting.