[Frameworks] Editing neg?

[Scott Dorsey]

Yes, the neg needs to be cut in order.  You can cut it with scenes simply in
order (and cement splice it).  If you do this you will see a line on the screen
at each cut.  The better way to do this is to A-B roll, that is to make two
rolls with a checkerboard pattern with scenes alternating with black leader.

If you do not want to touch the negative yourself either because you do not
have a cement splicer or a clean enough place, you can ask the lab to "conform"
the negative from the edit list.  Very few labs today will actually do 
conforming and the ones that do will charge a lot, but there are some places
out there that do nothing but negative conforming.

I suggest that if this is your first time that you borrow a hot splicer and
buy some black camera leader (not print leader) and give it a try just to get
a notion of how the process works.

"A Primer On Filmmaking" by Roberts and Sharples is a good introduction to
the mechanical process.  Get an earlier edition.  
--scott