Television Editing Thinking and Creation (TV and Film Communication Art and Technology Series)

Author: Zhang Xiaofeng
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: This series of books was written by us, teachers engaged in teaching television theory and practice. We hope to provide some reference for peers who teach in this field, as well as offer practical material for young professionals who have entered the television and radio industry in recent years. Through years of teaching, we have gained some experience in cultivating applied talents, focusing not only on theoretical foundations but also on the practicality and operability of the content. Moreover, since our writing group comes from diverse academic backgrounds and knowledge structures, our perspectives on issues and emphases vary, leading to distinctive expressions. Therefore, we are confident that the books will provide readers with practical help. Even if you are just someone interested in television, this series will still have something engaging to offer—it is vivid, practical, and unique.
To be practical means it should be able to genuinely guide television practice and enhance hands-on skills. The television industry involves many theories of art, technology, and communication. If we discuss principles, each part can be considered profound and complex, but as a successful television professional, what matters more is applying these principles to the practice of television production after internalizing them. To be appealing, the content and expression should be distinctive, avoiding a rigid or dull tone. Since this series was written by many authors, the expressions may vary in style, but no matter how it is expressed, it should be lively and readable.
Television editing is a typical structural method and mode of thinking in television production, holding a special position in the field. The authors of this book narrate the mindset, cognitive patterns, and expressive forms of television editing from the perspectives of thinking and creation, as well as the selection, assembly, and paragraph structure of television shots.