FOR FILM TEACHERS

Syllabus for Hands-on Film Editing Class – A completely laid out hands-on editing course with lessons, objectives, materials, and resources.

Syllabus for a Film Editing Theory, Practice, and History course or series of lectures – Complete with lessons, objectives, field trips, resources and reading materials.

FOR FILMMAKERS

Job hunting Tips

Ten Steps – Ten Steps to Breaking into Editing (or any other job in the film industry)

Charts

Film Footage Converter- Convert film footage to time with a glance. Stick this on your cutting room wall and in your notebook to instantly convert time to 16 mm and 35mm film footage and vice versa . No math necessary. Just glance at the chart.

Forms

Project Checklist – Specify the critical details (delivery format, etc.) of your project.

Picture Flowchart – Quickly create the path of your show’s visual elements from filming to finish.

Sound Flowchart - Quickly create the path of your show’s audio elements from source to finish.

Music Flowchart – Quickly create the path of your show’s music elements from source to finish.

Daily Tape Log - Enter the critical info about each video tape on your project (reel #, etc.).

Project Schedule - Fill this in with the dates and details of your project’s events and deadlines (shoot days, first cut, delivery date, etc.).

Film Show Continuity Form - Prepare this info for each screening to help re-editing.

Video Show Continuity Form - Prepare this info for each screening to help re-editing.

ADR Cue Sheet - Take this to the ADR session to track and log all takes.