March 2013
Short and Fast: From Idea to Critique
This course is one of two options to fulfill the fall Film/Video junior production requirement. It concentrates on the production of short, finished work each week for substantial in-class critique. The content of the work produced for the class divides evenly between individual student preference and predetermined topics formulated to complement class screenings, readings and discussions. Methods for rapidly generating completed works are examined and a wide variety of critique strategies are employed.
Advanced Editing
Building on the basic techniques of non-linear editing this elective course serves as a logical next step in mastering Avid non-linear editing. Students study editing from an aesthetic rather than a technical perspective, to enhance editing skills beyond functional, software-driven techniques. We examine how an editor creates a sense of time, space, tone, and rhythm in a film or moving image project. Sound/image relationships, including continuity and discontinuity, and professional and non-traditional working procedures are all examined through short editing assignments.