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Editing is an art form unto itself. As such, the Digital Editing School’s section provides invaluable resources for the aspiring or working digital editor to gain insight into particular techniques, industry trends, and realities faced by working professionals through Q&A’s and interviews, articles on current trends in digital editing, and helpful how-to guides.
Editing Like an Oscar Winner: Why Learn Avid Media Composer?
March 5, 2018by NYFA Instructor Igor TorgesonWith a new semester beginning, students at NYFA campuses are starting their first introduction to Avid’s Media Composer system. Hard drives are ...
6 Tips for Working With an Editor
February 23, 2018As a director, you may have trouble putting your baby in another’s hands. Perhaps you’ve been thinking about your project for years. But working with ...
Movie Trailer Editing: How Much Should You Reveal?
December 15, 2016“So they’ve basically just shown us the full movie, then.”
It’s a common charge against many movie trailers, particularly in recent years. For whatever reason, it’s ...
How To Use Dissolves
January 14, 2015What are dissolves?
A dissolve is a classic editing technique used to transition between shots, typically shots that bridge two scenes together. As opposed to a straight ...
A Beginner’s Guide to Film Editing Terms
May 7, 2022It was Francis Ford Coppola who said, “The essence of cinema is editing.” If you’re an aspiring film editor, you know your craft matters — ...
What is Adobe After Effects?
November 22, 2019If you are interested in pursuing a career as a motion graphic designer, you’ll quickly find Adobe After Effects to be essential software. After Effects ...
2019 Academy Awards: The Best Editing Nominees
February 8, 2019The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced the nominees for the 91st annual Academy Awards, to be given out during ABC’s televised ceremony ...
From Rough Cut to Director’s Cut to Final Cut: How a Film Transforms Over Time
April 28, 2017There’s a reason why filmmakers don’t just toss together the footage they took and call it a day. This unprepared footage is called rough for ...
The Latest Video Editing Trends to Watch
April 21, 2017Video editing has come a long long way. From the beginning of the 20th century, when film as a medium began to develop, editing meant ...
What You Can Learn from Edward Dmytryk’s 7 Rules of Cutting
April 7, 2017Edward Dmytryk is arguably one of the most influential directors in movie history, with over 50 films to his credit. He was nominated for an ...
Do the American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Awards Accurately Predict the Oscars?
January 19, 2017The Eddie Awards are given out by an honorary society of film editors called “American Cinema Editors” for achievements in editing both in film and ...
Interview With Editor Leander Sales
February 2, 2015NYFA: Hi Leander, would you mind telling us a bit about your background and what drew you to filmmaking and editing in particular?
Leander Sales: ...