Film, Video, and Broadcasting

CERTIFICATE IN EDITING

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

Upon completion of the program, students:

• Understand the structure and responsibilities of a post-production team.
• Can organize and digitize 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 with Final Cut Pro.
• Have the ability to collaborate 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.

This certificate has been revised. Students who began this certificate prior to fall 2011 have four years to complete the certificate according to the requirements in the NYU-SCPS Bulletin the semester they began.

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COURSE CHECK LIST			COURSE NO.	PRICE
Required--Option 1 (1 of these courses are required)
	Editing Intensive: Six Weeks Earn your Certificate in Editing with this comprehensive program of study. This intensive covers Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, After Effects, Photoshop, and DVD Studio Pro. Explore the art of editing, considering traditional narrative structure versus experimental approaches. Learn the craft of editing, becoming proficient through hands-on training in editing commercial projects, as well as acquiring necessary skills in audio and motion graphics. Understand the principles underlying the post-production phase of any project, and standard professional business practices. 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 July 9-20, 2012 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 intermediate Final Cut July 23 - August 17, 2012 The art and craft of editing. Learn intermediate techniques of Final Cut Pro. Traditional narrative versus experimental modes of editing. Post-production professional business practices. Six-Week Intensive July 9 - August 17, 2012 FACULTY Ben Brown, founder, Mad Scientist Sound and Picture; editor, nationally aired television programs and commercials. 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. Fatima Abouchane, computer graphics animator. Amresh Sinha, film scholar and editor. (click on course name to read more)		EDTG1-CE9240	$5,250
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Required--Option 2 (6 of these courses are required)
	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 provides students... (click on course name to read more)		EDTG1-CE9622	$865
	Editing I: Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro is a cost-effective professional nonlinear editing system. Through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises, learn the basic tools of Final Cut Pro and... (click on course name to read more)		EDTG1-CE9225	$1,270
	Photoshop I: Foundations Adobe Photoshop, the leading design and production software for raster images, is used to develop multimedia, print materials, and Web graphics. Learn the essential features... (click on course name to read more)		PHTG1-CE9003	$495
	After Effects I: Foundations Adobe After Effects, the industry standard for creating 2D animation and visual effects, is used to create motion graphics for broadcast, film, video, and the... (click on course name to read more)		VFXX1-CE9230	$495
	Editor's Craft		EDTG1-CE9627	*
	Editing II: Final Cut Pro Sharpen your editing skills while troubleshooting problems encountered in the post-production process with this hands-on course. Intended for those with Final Cut Pro (FCP) experience,... (click on course name to read more)		EDTG1-CE9607	$1,270
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