FILM EDITING

History, Technique, and Practice

FTV 122D Section 1
Course Syllabus Summer 2013 Session A

INSTRUCTOR: Karen Smalley

Email: ksmalley@ucla.edu

OFFICE HOURS: Wed 1:00-3:00 pm / Thurs 1:00-3:00 pm or email for appointment

OFFICE MacGowan 3353

TA: TBD
Email: TBD

CLASS MEETINGS: LECTURE Tuesday / Thursday 9 am 11:50 am

Design Room Melnitz 2534

LAB Section 1 Tuesday 5:00 6:20 pm

LAB Section 2 Monday 5:00 6:20 pm
Lab for New Media Melnitz 2536

CLASS WEBSITE https://intranet.tft.ucla.edu/students/filmtv/classes/122D_si/

COURSE DESCRIPTION: FTV 122D offers an overview of the invisible art: Film and Video Editing.

An editors job is to decide, 24 times a second, where the audience needs to be. Do we stay in a shot or transition
to another, and if so, what shot and how do we get there?

Working side-by-side with the director to craft the movie that ultimately hits the screen or your phone editing
is really about manipulating the audience, in the best possible way, all in the service of storytelling.

In this class, we will study terminology and concepts, learning both the rules and how to break them, as we look
at the aesthetics choices and the technological workflow for both picture and sound editing. We will examine the
historical role of editing, from the earliest silent film through the digital revolution that has transformed
moviemaking today.

As part of the Summer Institute, FTV-122D will include hands-on editing projects and labs.

ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS

ATTENDENCE AND PARTICIPATION: 25%

QUIZZES 2 x 15% EACH 30%

SCENE ANALYSIS 20%

FINAL EDITING PROJECT 25%

Please note that you must have a current email address linked to your UCLA summer registration in order to
receive class updates and readings. Changes to the syllabus in the course of the Summer Session will be emailed
to students and posted on website.

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REQUIRED TEXTS: The Technique of Film and Video Editing: History, Theory, and Practice
Ken Dancyger Focal Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-0240800486

Grammar of the Edit

Roy Thompson, Christopher J. Bowen - Focal Press, 2013. ISBN: 978-0240526003

SUGGESTED TEXTS: Film Art: An Introduction

David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson

The Invisible Cut: How Editors Make Movie Magic

Bobbie OSteen

Cut By Cut: Editing Your Film or Video

Gael Chandler

In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing

Walter Murch

The History of Film Editing

Karel Reisz, Gavin Miller

On Film Editing
Edward Dmytrk

Film Editing: Great Cuts Every Filmmaker Should Know

Gael Chandler

First Cut: Conversations with Film Editors

Gabriella Oldham

A copy of each of the required and suggested texts are on reserve at the Arts Library Public Policy building.
There will be handouts in addition to the assigned texts.

All readings are to be completed prior to the class for which they are assigned.

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FTV 122D SECTION 1 - CLASS OUTLINE SUMMER 2013

WEEK 1
Monday 6/24 **May change date to Wednesday 6/26
Lab Section 2 Intro to Compressor / Transcoding / Final Cut Pro Editing

Tuesday 6/25 Class Introduction Syllabus

Lecture Overview The Invisible Art & the role of the Editor
The Cutting Edge The Magic of Movie Editing DVD

Tuesday 6/25
Lab Section 1 Intro to Compressor / Transcoding / Final Cut Pro Editing

Thursday 6/27 Editing Grammar / Concepts

Lecture REQUIRED READING: Grammar of the Edit - Thompson/Miller, Chapters 1 & 2
Discussion / Clips: Coverage and Basic Shots

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WEEK 2
Monday 7/1 Project Management / Basic cuts / Audio / DVD burning
Lab Section 2

Tuesday 7/2 Editing Grammar - Continuity Editing

Lecture REQUIRED READING: Grammar of the Edit - Thompson/Miller, Chapter 3
Discussion / Clips: When to Cut and Why? 6 Elements of the Edit

Tuesday 7/2
Lab Section 1 Project Management / Basic cuts / Audio - / DVD burning
Footage from Production Camera/Editing Excercise

Friday 7/5 Editing Grammar - Concepts

Lecture REQUIRED READING: Grammar of the Edit - Thompson/Miller, Chapter 4
Discussion / Clips: Five Types of Edits
3D reality in a 2D format Film Geography

WEEK 3
Monday 7/8
Lab Section 2 Audio Lab / Track management
Footage from Production Camera/Editing Excercise

Tuesday 7/9 Sound Half the Story

Lecture Dialogue, Sound Effects & Music
REQUIRED READING:

Tuesday 7/9
Lab Section 1 Audio Lab / Track management

Thursday 7/10 Style Cutting for Genre: Drama, Action & Suspense
Lecture REQUIRED READING: Dancyger, Chapter 21

WEEK 4
Monday 7/15
Lab Section 2 Footage for Final Editing Exercise Project Management

Tuesday 7/16 Quiz #1

Lecture Style Cutting for Genre: Comedy & Romance
REQUIRED READING : Dancyger, Chapter 23

Tuesday 7/16
Lab Section 1 Footage for Final Editing Exercise Project Management

Thursday 7/18
Lecture Style Cutting for Genre: Reality & Documentary
REQUIRED READING: Dancyger, Chapters 3, 24-27 (select pages only)

WEEK 5
Monday 7/22
Lab Section 2 Lined Script / Edit Exercise Q&A

Tuesday 7/23 Clip Analysis due

Lecture Editing History I
REQUIRED READING: Dancyger, select pages to follow

Tuesday 7/22
Lab Section 1 Lined Script / Edit Exercise Q&A

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Thursday 7/24 SHOOTS NO CLASS

WEEK 6
Monday 7/29
Lab Section 2 Quicktime Delivery Formats

Tuesday 7/30 Quiz #2

Lecture Editing History II
REQUIRED READING: Dancyger, select pages to follow

Tuesday 7/30
Lab Section 1 Quicktime Delivery Formats

Thursday 8/1 Screen Editing Projects

Lecture Post Production Workflow the new digital reality onscreen

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