创建新时间线Creating a New Timeline

简介Overview

把第一批素材放进空白时间线往往让人无从下手：你既不确定该从哪条片段开始，也预判不到最终会剪成什么样子。Someone once said that the hardest part of writing a book is starting the first chapter. Indeed, the same is true for editing, except rather than trying to decide which words you should start with, you have to decide which sounds and pictures you need. Placing those first few clips into an empty timeline can be quite daunting; you never quite know where you should start or where you will ultimately end up. However, once you begin assembling

但只要逐条片段慢慢拼剪，成片的轮廓会逐渐浮现——哪些素材有效、哪些不行、哪些再花点功夫能救活，都会一一显现。the footage clip by clip, the edit will slowly start to reveal itself, and you’ll start to see what’s working, what doesn’t work, and what might be coaxed into working with a little more effort on your part.

我们先从 Organ Mountain Outfitters 店主 Chris Lang 的主采访 soundbite 开始剪。虽然并非所有剪辑都依赖对白，但它能帮你快速找到想讲的故事。You’ll begin by editing some soundbites from the main interview with the proprietor of Organ Mountain Outfitters, Chris Lang. While not every edit relies on spoken dialogue, it can be a useful starting point since it will start to reveal the story you want to tell.

动手之前需要一条空白时间线。为了保持项目整洁，我们把它单独放在一个 bin 里。However, to start this exciting process, you will need an empty timeline. And to keep the project organized, you will place this timeline in its own bin.