Studying at York
Advanced Editing - TFT00062H
Module summary
Advanced Editing is an in-depth look at the art and craft of the edit. You will learn to edit with Avid covering all aspects of this world leader in non-linear editing. Lectures and lab-based practicals will investigate storytelling in the edit examining structure, emotional journey, the history of editing, sound design and more. An international perspective on story will bring the best ideas from the world's strongest storytellers together in this exciting programme.
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Semester 1 2023-24 |
Module aims
• Learn the process of taking a film from first cut to fine cut and export
• Explore a range of trouble shooting tools to actively discover and solve story problems in the films you are editing.
• Collaborate with other creatives in post-production, sound design and music composition.
Module learning outcomes
• Master the world’s best, tried and tested screen storytelling techniques
• Learn Avid Media Composer to early career professional standard
• Gain skills in troubleshooting story problems
• Understand the language of film story to communicate effectively with the team
Module content
• LECTURES – various • PRACTICAL EDITING SESSIONS – Learn Avid while editing a short documentary and a short fiction film
• SCREENINGS – screenings of historically and artistically relevant films from Europe, Scandinavia and North America
• EVENTS – online or in person trips to events with leading editors, composers and colourists
• SOUND EXERCISE– collaborate with composers and sound designers on making a podcast, a complex aural story.
• STUDY TRIPS – Autumn, the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam or the London International Film Festival
• COMMUNICATION SKILLS – throughout the year, reference will be made to finding effective ways to communicate with other team members as required in the industry. It is vital that editors can collaborate and express their creative ideas with clarity and tact.
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 40 |
| Practical | 60 |
Special assessment rules
None
Additional assessment information
There are 3 formative assessments: a lined script, a finished documentary edit and a finished fiction edit.
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Module feedback
You will receive written feedback in line with standard University turnaround times.
Indicative reading
EDITING
Dancyger, K. and Rush, J. (2013). Alternative Scriptwriting. Focal Press.
Vogler, C. (2007). The Writer’s Journey. Michael Wiese Productions.
Rabiger, M. (2009). Directing the Documentary. Focal Press.
Dmytryk, E. (1984). On Film Editing. Focal Press
Lavandier, Y. (2005). Writing Drama. Le Clown et l’enfant
Marks, D. (2009). Inside Story. Three Mountains Press
De Jong, W. and Knudsen, E. and Rothwell, J. (2012) Creative Documentary. Pearson
Education
Curren Bernard, S. (2010) Documentary Storytelling. Focal Press
Pinel, V. (2001). Le Montage. Cahiers du Cinéma - in French.
Tierno, M. (2002). Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters. Hyperion
Murch, W. (2001) In the Blink of an Eye. Silman-James Press
GENERAL
Katz, Steven D. (2004) Film Directing: Cinematic Motion, Michael Wiese Productions
Truffaut, F. (2008) Hitchcock by Truffaut. Simon and Schuster
Bresson, R. (2016) Notes on the Cinematograph. Edition Gallimard
Rabiger, M. and Hurbis-Cherrier, (2113) M. Directing, Film Techniques and Aesthetics. Focal
Press