Editing Documentary Footage
X34.9429
/ $495
FALL 2009
Continuing Education:
Film, Video and Broadcasting
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 basic business practices associated with archival and fair use material. It provides an overview of the process, technology, and professional division of labor in documentary and television post-production. Lectures, screenings, and in-class assignments with documentary footage provided by NYU introduce you to the work-flow and creativity required to oversee the post-production process. We cover edit room management, strategies for editing a documentary story from many hours of footage, researching and utilizing archival materials (from professional archives and alternative free sources), all the way to on-lining the project and creating the final deliverables necessary for broadcast.
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: Mac OS and Color Systems/X36.9223 or equivalent knowledge.
Software used in class is primarily Final Cut Pro. However, the course is not an introduction to editing with Final Cut Pro and does not cover fundamental editing techniques.
This course is applicable toward:
Related Subject Areas: Film Production, Digital Video Production, Editing (Film & Television), Documentary
Course Materials
Section 1
Saturday 1:00pm-4:30pm
November 14 - December 12
No Class on Nov. 29
4 Sessions
Instructor:
Mridu Chandra
Location: Washington Square
