EditStock Projects Degree of Difficulty

Projects in the real world vary in terms of how difficult they are to edit. At EditStock, we want to provide footage for people who are new to editing and who are professionals, looking to change genres or polish their skills. For that reason, we label some projects as beginner, intermediate, or expert. The list below will give an idea of how we determine the difficulty of a project.

Beginner

Easy

Single camera.
Dialog only.
Usually one or two actors.
No more than one major problem.
Shooting ratio of 5-1 or less.
Examples: Two friends talking to each other while sitting on a couch.

Intermediate

medium

Often Multicam.
Complicated dialog with overlapping lines.
Usually more than two people in the scene.
No clear plan for scene assembly. More like having general coverage.
Shooting ratio of 7-1 or less.
Examples: Family dinner around a table.

Expert

hard

Montage or action editing.
Might involve parallel action or intercutting.
Usually many actors.
No assembly plan at all.
Major problems with footage including lack of coverage in spots, continuity, bad sound, or other technical challenges.
Shooting ratio of 10-1 or more.
Example: Helicopter crashes into crowded market. Dream sequences.