Need to survey any video shooters (especially broadcast) about the ethics of editing for a discussion I know I will be having later this week. Regarding FX and transitions: my take/what I’ve always done is straight cuts with a very quick cross dissolve. No FX, no filters. The image shot is the image used with no manipulation. Occasional use of fast/slo mo okay depending on how used. Ditto greenscreen if it helps clarify. But the real power of storytelling is in use of reality enhanced by production/narration/editing.
What is your take on this?
So far the responses say color correction to fix off-color video is okay, quick transitions are okay. Just keep it real. And then there is the poster who said pretty much whatever the ND wants and keeps them happy because "it’s only TV."