CERTIFICATE IN EDITING

Acquire the skills essential for the craft of editing. Discover how to assemble footage from various sources to create a sequence incorporating music, sound effects, voiceover and graphics. Explore Final Cut Pro or Avid Media Composer. Understand all aspects of an editor's role in film or television production. Learn to tell stories visually through the art of editing.

Upon completion of the program, students:

• Understand the structure and responsibilities of a post-production team.
• Cover organizing and digitizing data.
• Know how to operate a nonlinear editing system, including generation of graphics and titling, adding sound tracks, mixing, color correction, and basic special effects within the Final Cut Pro or Avid systems.
• Learn about collaborating with the director and producer in a team-based environment.
• Understand aesthetics and stylistic issues in editing film clips.

To earn the certificate, an average grade of B or higher is required indicating successful completion of the required material by taking Option 1 or Option 2. Option 2 includes one elective.

This certificate has been restructured. Students who began this certificate prior to spring 2008 have four years to complete their certificate according to the requirements in the SCPS bulletin the semester they began. Call (212) 998-7171 for more information.

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COURSE CHECK LIST			COURSE NO.	PRICE
Required--Option 1 (1 of these courses are required)
	Editing Six-Week Intensive: Final Cut Pro to Avid Earn your Certificate in Editing with this comprehensive program of study. This intensive covers Final Cut Pro and Avid Media Composer—the dominant digital editing software. Explore the art and craft of editing as well as the principles related to the post-production phase of any project. Lectures address traditional narrative versus experimental modes of editing and professional business practices. Become proficient with hands-on training in Final Cut Pro and Avid including audio and motion graphics functions through interfaces with other software such as Pro Tools, After Effects, Photoshop, and DVD Studio Pro. Students may enroll in the first two weeks, the last four weeks, or all six weeks. PROGRAM DETAILS Meets Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. AREAS COVERED Weeks One and Two Final Cut Pro October 12-23, 2009 Extensive training in digital editing with Final Cut Pro. Basic commands, setting up and building a timeline, cut options, audio and mix functions. Intermediate functions including sound editing, titling, and motion graphics. Weeks Three Through Six Pro-Tools, After Effects, and Avid October 26-November 20, 2009 The art and craft of editing. Learn the industry standard, Avid Media Composer. Traditional narrative versus experimental modes of editing. Post-production professional business practices. Six-Week Intensive October 12-November 20, 2009 FACULTY Ben Brown, founder, Mad Scientist Sound and Picture; editor, nationally aired television programs and commercials. Matthew Mallinson, editor, director/producer, founder, NYAVID User group; Chameleon Street, winner, Grand Jury prize, Sundance Film Festival; Joker's Wild, winner, Best Mystery, Los Angeles HG Film Festival Tim Anderson, digital audio effects editor and Foley walker and editor, Splash Studios. Mike Furth, editor and post-production supervisor, "Iconoclasts: Season 3" documentary series for Radical Media/Sundance Channel. (click on course name to read more)		X34.9240	$5,250
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Required--Option 2 (4 of these courses are required)
	Editing I With Avid Media Composer The industry standard Avid editing software is used by professionals in post-production facilities. Learn the principles, terms, and concepts of digital nonlinear editing using Avid... (click on course name to read more)		X34.9064	$1,230
	Editing I With Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro is a cost-effective professional nonlinear editing system. Students learn all the basics of digital nonlinear editing using footage provided by NYU. Through... (click on course name to read more)		X34.9225	$1,230
	Editing II With Final Cut Pro Through hands-on practice, sharpen your editing skills while troubleshooting problems encountered in the post-production process. This course, intended for those with Final Cut Pro (FCP)... (click on course name to read more)		X34.9607	$1,230
	Art of Editing For aspiring filmmakers, editors, directors, and producers, as well as those interested in the dynamics of editing and the editor's art, this course aims to... (click on course name to read more)		X34.9622	$825
	Editor's Craft So you've learned the technical skills required to become an editor, whether using Final Cut Pro or Avid Media Composer, but you're not sure where... (click on course name to read more)		X34.9627	$825
Electives--Option 2 (1 of these courses are required)
	Editing Documentary Footage This course is designed to give students a basic understanding of how to manage the post-production work flow of documentary filmmaking, as well as the... (click on course name to read more)		X34.9429	$495
	Editing II With Avid Media Composer Go beyond the basics and master Avid, the industry standard editing tool. Explore the advanced features of Avid as an expert instructor shares insider tips... (click on course name to read more)		X34.9941	$1,250
	Audio Production I With Pro Tools From soundtrack and music production to multimedia and post-production applications, Pro Tools offers audio engineers the complete digital package. The industry leader in digital audio,... (click on course name to read more)		X35.9481	$1,095

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