Description
A study of advanced cinematic storytelling principles as they are expressed through editing. This course analyzes examples from important films and other media that demonstrate how rhythm, timing, pace, emotion, sound, and other dramatic aesthetics affect the viewer's perceptions and the success of the sequence. Each student will develop technical skills through weekly editing assignments and the completion of a complex editing project. Students learn skills and techniques of cinematic storytelling via the editing and post production processes. The course emphasizes proficiency using a nonlinear editing system, the history of significant achievement in editing, and the editor's unique role in the post production process. (3 units; Spring