Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
Edit Sync Versus Printer Start<br />
<strong>Appendix</strong> 8: Conforming Negative<br />
Edit sync is marked on the work print and any editorial sound rolls to indicate that the fi lm is in editorial<br />
sync. That is to say, the audio and picture are exactly opposite each other. When placed on a<br />
fl at bed or in a synchronizer, the picture frame in the synchronizer is lined up exactly with the corresponding<br />
frame of sound. Before printing, the sound must be “pulled up” by 26 frames. In projection<br />
sync, the sound precedes the picture by 26 frames so that the frame of sound will be arriving at<br />
the sound head on the projector at the same time the picture arrives at the gate. On rolls that have<br />
been pulled up (i.e., in projection sync), the start marks are labeled “Printer Start.” Some fi lmmakers<br />
send their printing rolls to the lab in edit sync, clearly labeled edit sync with clear instructions that<br />
the lab needs to do the pull up. As always, commutate with the lab.<br />
There are several grease pencil marks you want to make on the work print to indicate effects. These<br />
lines help you when conforming negative and, in conjunction with the cue sheets, they help the lab<br />
understand your intent. The following are some examples of these marks and the A-B roll negative<br />
cut needed to print the effect.<br />
Laying Out and Marking Effects<br />
A and B Roll Fade-in<br />
This is marked by two straight lines forming a V shape, as illustrated at the top of Figure A8.7. The<br />
lines start at the beginning of the shot in the center of the frame and extend to the end of the effect,<br />
ending at the edges of the work print.<br />
Figure A8.7 A and B roll fade-in<br />
Fade-out<br />
The fade-out negative cut is the reverse of the fade-in. In both cases, the point where the lines meet<br />
in the center indicates a black screen.<br />
The top roll in Figure A8.7 is the work print with the grease pencil marks. On the A-roll negative,<br />
a fade to black is accomplished by cutting a length of clear, or orange, mask on color negative. The<br />
printer light can be faded up through the clear leader burning the print down to black. The example<br />
205
Change language