Students who study the amazing are of film editing at the New York Film Academy learn how to apply both technical skills and good storytelling to bring stories to life.

Side by side with highly experienced, Apple-certified editing instructors, students edit professionally shot scenes, gaining invaluable experience through in-depth exploration of story structure, style and content approaches. By the end of the course, the students complete three projects, which can be used for a movie editing show reel.
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HANDS-ON INTENSIVE 4-WEEK DIGITAL EDITING WORKSHOP

START DATES FOR NEW YORK CITY & UNIVERSAL STUDIOS:
July 9, 2012   •   October 1, 2012   •   February 4, 2013   •   April 1, 2013   •   July 8, 2013


The Four-Week Digital Editing Workshop was designed to serve the needs of different types of students. For students contemplating a longer-term education in editing or a career in the industry, it is an excellent introduction to the field. This Four-week course gives students all the necessary skills to edit with the Final Cut Pro software, and a knowledge of the editing craft from an artistic point of view.

Overview

From day one, students learn the fundamentals of digital nonlinear editing on Apple’s Final Cut Pro. Over the course of four weeks, students edit three different types of material: a short scene from a narrative film, a music video, and a trailer for a major motion picture. The final week of the workshop is devoted to building a DVD reel of the projects created during the course.

Each day consists of approximately three hours of class and three hours of supervised lab time. Lab time is part of the schedule, and allows the students to utilize the skills they have acquired.

Classes

Editing with Final Cut Pro
This is the core class of the Editing Workshop. In daily meetings, students explore the ‘ins and outs’ of the Final Cut Pro Software, log and capture, editing tools and techniques, media management, effects, audio mixing, and more.

Editing Theory
In Theory class, students explore editing conventions and techniques. The instructor uses short film scenes and/or feature films to facilitate discussion. Students analyze such things as mood, rhythm, coverage conventions, continuity and structures.

After Effects
By the end of the course the students create a menu for their own DVD by learning the basic tools of Adobe After- Effects and Photoshop.

DVD Studio Pro
All students author a DVD, which includes the three edited assignments using the leading Apple authoring software — DVD Studio Pro.

QUICK FACTS:
Start Dates:
For New York City:
Jul 9, 2012 , Oct 1, 2012 , Feb 4, 2013 , Apr 1, 2013 , Jul 8, 2013 , Oct 7, 2013
For Universal Studios:
Jul 9, 2012 , Oct 1, 2012 , Feb 4, 2013 , Apr 1, 2013 , Jul 8, 2013 , Oct 7, 2013
For Abu Dhabi:
Oct 07, 2012

Program Requirements: High School Diploma, GED
tuition: $ 3,650 (USD) / €2,788 (EURO)
You Graduate With: Diploma/Certificate, DVD Film Reel