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
Classroom
Starting at $699.00
11 weeks
4.0 Credits
What you can learn.
- Develop a keen understanding of exemplary editing through viewings and study
- Understand the aesthetic tools required for effectively editing different aspects of film
- Engage with different physical editing systems to explore these aesthetic tenets creatively
- Learn how to select the best editing system and technology for your project
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.
Fall 2018 Schedule
These courses meet in person and make use of an online presence to varying degrees.
44 days left. Enroll by Sep 27, 2018
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Notes
No meeting November 22.
No refund after October 11. Internet access required. Materials required.
Refund Deadline
No refunds after October 11, 2018
Course Requirements
Book:
In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing
by Walter Murch
Silman-James Press
ISBN 1879505622
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
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