2 Weekends

This new Filmbase/Loopline course will introduce the students to the grammar of documentary editing. After a day focused on editing techniques and the combination of the elements of a documentary, each student will be asked to capture and cut a different short documentary. The process, supervised by a multi-award winning documentary director/editor and by a Final Cut Pro 6 certified trainer, will end with the screening of the final results and a Q & A session.

Course Outline:

• (Day 1) Lecture on Documentary Editing and an introduction to the editing assignments
• (Day 2) Overview of Final Cut Pro and the log and capture process, some technical tips for the edit and building a sequence
• (Day 3) Creating the rough cut followed by a review of each cut
• (Day 4) Refining the cut followed by a screening and discussion

Students should have the following knowledge prior to attending the course:

• Understanding of documentary filmmaking
• Basic experience using Final Cut Pro
• It is preferable if the student has attended the Documentary Foundation Course in Filmbase

Cost: €550 member / €580 non-member
Deposit: €200
Dates: To be confirmed
Trainers: Sé Merry Doyle and Alessandro Molatore