Preface : the practical alchemy of editing -- Introduction : stepping abroad and navigating the book -- How to set up your project for postproduction -- 1. Decision, decisions : get started on the right path through postproduction -- 2. Choosing your editing system -- How to prepare dailies for editing -- 3. Organizing for editing : common cutting room practices -- 4. Preparing the digital cutting room for editing -- 5. Preparing the film cutting room for editing -- From first cut to final cut : how to approach the footage -- 6. To cut or not to cut : where to cut and why -- 7. Editing challenges and process -- How to edit on a digital system or film -- 8. Key editing techniques of the digital cutting room -- 9. Key editing techniques of the film cutting room -- Sound, music, and the mix -- 10. Sound design and process -- 11. Editing and mixing sound and music -- Finishing -- 12. Finishing on tape, disk, and the Web -- 13. Finishing on film -- How to find an editing job.