4. A video editing system comprising: a memory device, including a data structure stored in the memory device, wherein the data structure represents a story as a list of media segment data structures and a corresponding list of text segment data structures, wherein each media segment data structure represents a media segment and comprises: data indicative of a type for the media segment, indicating an origin of any sound for the media segment, data indicative of a list of video clips for the media segment, and wherein the types of each media segment include script, sound on tape (SOT) and voice, and wherein SOT and voice segments each include a list of timing control elements that determine the length of the media segment, and wherein video clips attached to the media segment are automatically trimmed to fit the length of the media segment; and wherein each text segment data structure comprises data indicative of text associated with the corresponding media segment; and a processor connected to the computer memory, wherein the processor reads the data structure from the computer memory and causes a display to display a representation of the story; and wherein the processor receives instructions through an input device from a user to edit the story.
4. A video editing system comprising: a memory device, including a data structure stored in the memory device, wherein the data structure represents a story as a list of media segment data structures and a corresponding list of text segment data structures, wherein each media segment data structure represents a media segment and comprises: data indicative of a type for the media segment, indicating an origin of any sound for the media segment, data indicative of a list of video clips for the media segment, and wherein the types of each media segment include script, sound on tape (SOT) and voice, and wherein SOT and voice segments each include a list of timing control elements that determine the length of the media segment, and wherein video clips attached to the media segment are automatically trimmed to fit the length of the media segment; and wherein each text segment data structure comprises data indicative of text associated with the corresponding media segment; and a processor connected to the computer memory, wherein the processor reads the data structure from the computer memory and causes a display to display a representation of the story; and wherein the processor receives instructions through an input device from a user to edit the story. 19. The video editing system of claim 4 , wherein the displayed representation of the story comprises an arrangement of nonoverlapping representations of a plurality of the segments in an order according to the sequence and wherein the representation of each of the displayed segments comprises a portion of the audiovisual information for the segment displayed adjacent to the related text for the segment.