Digital video editing: stage 3

Course

In London

£ 399 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course is more of a practical workshop than a tightly-structured class. As students will already be familiar with editing software (Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro, iMovie), it focuses more on structure and creation of content through editing. We will learn to deal with commonly encountered problems - both technical and conceptual - that crop up in every editing process, and you will learn to advance your own work through analysing other people’s projects, formulating critical responses and assessing your own footage accordingly.
What previous students loved about the course:
“Expert analysis from an experienced tutor.”
“The discussion following each person’s showing of their films and getting to understand their approach.”
“The excellence of the tutor’s analytical skills when critiquing films.”

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

- ask a set of questions that could help in identifying the focus of your work
- formulate a critical response to other people’s work
- identify commonly used editing conventions, such as cross-cutting, POV construction etc
- identify one solution that may improve or focus your work.
What previous students have achieved on the course:
“I know more about the processes involved. Experience and confidence have developed.”
“I’ve come a long way in my understanding of how a film can be structured to evoke a certain response from a viewer.”
“I’ve learned a lot about how to look at films, to analyse them, to make better edits.”

Our high definition cameras and the latest professional equipment and software are available for your use throughout the course. It would be useful to bring a memory stick (or portable hard drive – please note PC-formatted hard drives can be read by Apple Mac computers, but not written to). CDs/DVDs are available.

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If you would like to buy art materials for your personal use outside of the course, City Lit students receive 10% discount off everything* from Cass Art, the UK's leading art supplies retailer. Your tutor will advise you on what you should buy

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Subjects

  • Video Editing
  • Digital Video Editing

Course programme

- How to look at films and work in progress
- What are the questions to ask?
- Responding to other people’s work – formulating constructive criticism
- Identifying common editing conventions, such as cross-cutting, POV construction etc
- Identifying an aspect of your work that may benefit from change
- Trying out different ways to improve your own work.

Each week one or two people will present their project, which they have worked on outside of class. Through guided discussion we will identify strengths and weaknesses in the presentation and the project and find ways to improve them. Depending on the requirements of the group there may be short exercises or demonstrations. The bulk of sessions will concentrate on each individual’s work, and ways to understand and improve it. Individual tutorial time is incorporated into the individual presentation time, as is peer discussion and review. Handbooks, manuals and worksheets are available. Asking questions and commenting is encouraged at all times. Please note we will be working on Apple Mac computers.

Additional information

By the end of the course you should be confident analysing and editing your own material to achieve highly professional results. You may want to branch out next into something a little different - perhaps sound production, animation or after effects? City Lit run a huge range of courses on photography, filmmaking and production and animation to take your interests further - browse the website or prospectus for inspiration. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

Digital video editing: stage 3

£ 399 VAT inc.