Foundations of Video Editing

Explore the origins behind the techniques and crafts of video editing. Uncover the methods discovered by the old masters, from the Lumiere Brothers to Georges Melies, Edwin Porter, D.W. Griffith, Sergei Eisenstein and even Charlie Chaplin. Whether you’re a beginner or have been editing for years, enhance your skills and gain fresh insights into editing techniques. Understand what the early filmmaking pioneers discovered about editing, learning how to rearrange their footage into cohesive narrati

• Define editing terminology and fundamental editing techniques
• Describe features of editing software and demonstrate basic editing skills
• Identify examples of continuity editing and montage in film
• Explain the impact of film pioneers on modern editing practices