What Is a Paper Edit? A Guide for Video Editors
A paper edit is a way of shaping a video story before building it in the timeline — using transcripts, quotes, notes, and timecodes to test whether the story works.
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A paper edit is a way of shaping a video story before building it in the timeline — using transcripts, quotes, notes, and timecodes to test whether the story works.
The challenge with multiple interviews is not finding the best quote from each person. It is figuring out how those voices can work together to tell one story.
Opening Premiere does not have to be the start of the edit. Use the transcript first to decide what material matters, which quotes are strongest, and what you want to build in the NLE.
A transcript gives you everything that was said. The editorial work is deciding what matters, how the pieces connect, and what story they can tell together.
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