The Art and Craft of Film Editing

FILM TV X 479.613

Explore the aesthetics and craftsmanship necessary to edit film successfully including the artistry of editing performance, pacing, action, and continuity through extensive study and practice with editing systems

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Starting at $699.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0
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What you can learn.

  • Develop a keen understanding of exemplary editing through viewings and study
  • Appreciate the art of editing through an exploration of film editing history, aesthetics, craft, and theory
  • Learn principles of editing that can be applied to any choice of software or post-production workflow

About this course:

Editing is storytelling. Throughout the process, from first assembly to final delivery, editors are responsible for fulfilling the film's potential through a full command of craft, as well as an aesthetic understanding of story, character, and rhythm. By examining different editing styles, this course covers the elements of storytelling, performance, pace, emotion, action, continuity, and time manipulation. Instruction includes lectures, discussion, and viewing exercises. You also learn to select the most appropriate editing systems and technology by evaluating the limitations of budgets and time.

Summer 2022 Schedule

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Instructor: Robert Scheid
386672
Fee:
$699.00
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Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet access required. Materials required.
Refund Deadline
No refunds after June 24, 2022
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Book: First Cut: Conversations with Film Editors by Gabriella Oldham
©2012 University of California Press
ISBN 0520274679
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Sunday 12:00PM - 3:00PM PT
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Instructor: Steven Escobar
386778
Fee:
$699.00
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Notes
Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet access required. Materials required.
Refund Deadline
No refunds after July 09, 2022
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Book: First Cut: Conversations with Film Editors by Gabriella Oldham
©2012 University of California Press
ISBN 0520274679
Schedule
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Lecture
Sun Jun 26, 2022
12:00PM PT - 3:00PM PT
UCLA
Dodd Hall 162
Lecture
Sun Jul 3, 2022
12:00PM PT - 3:00PM PT
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Dodd Hall 162
Lecture
Sun Jul 10, 2022
12:00PM PT - 3:00PM PT
UCLA
Dodd Hall 162
Lecture
Sun Jul 17, 2022
12:00PM PT - 3:00PM PT
UCLA
Dodd Hall 162
Lecture
Sun Jul 24, 2022
12:00PM PT - 3:00PM PT
UCLA
Dodd Hall 162
Lecture
Sun Jul 31, 2022
12:00PM PT - 3:00PM PT
UCLA
Dodd Hall 162
Lecture
Sun Aug 7, 2022
12:00PM PT - 3:00PM PT
UCLA
Dodd Hall 162
Lecture
Sun Aug 14, 2022
12:00PM PT - 3:00PM PT
UCLA
Dodd Hall 162
Lecture
Sun Aug 21, 2022
12:00PM PT - 3:00PM PT
UCLA
Dodd Hall 162
Lecture
Sun Aug 28, 2022
12:00PM PT - 3:00PM PT
UCLA
Dodd Hall 162
Lecture
Sun Sep 4, 2022
12:00PM PT - 3:00PM PT
UCLA
Dodd Hall 162

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This course applies towards the following certificates & specializations…

Film Editing
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Entertainment Studies
entertainment-studies-ce0424
Directing
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