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FILM EDITINGHistory, Technique, and Practice

FTV 122D Section 1Course Syllabus – Summer 2013 Session A

INSTRUCTOR: Karen SmalleyEmail: ksmalley@ucla.edu

OFFICE HOURS: Wed 1:00-3:00 pm / Thurs 1:00-3:00 pm or email for appointmentOFFICE MacGowan 3353

TA: TBDEmail: TBD

CLASS MEETINGS: LECTURE – Tuesday / Thursday 9 am – 11:50 amDesign Room – Melnitz 2534

LAB Section 1 – Tuesday 5:00 – 6:20 pmLAB Section 2 – Monday 5:00 – 6:20 pmLab 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 editor’s job is to decide, 24 times a second, where the audience needs to be. Do we stay in a shot or transitionto 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 – editingis 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 lookat the aesthetics choices and the technological workflow for both picture and sound editing. We will examine thehistorical role of editing, from the earliest silent film through the digital revolution that has transformedmoviemaking 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 toreceive class updates and readings. Changes to the syllabus in the course of the Summer Session will be emailedto students and posted on website.

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

Grammar of the EditRoy Thompson, Christopher J. Bowen - Focal Press, 2013. ISBN: 978-0240526003

SUGGESTED TEXTS: Film Art: An IntroductionDavid Bordwell and Kristin Thompson

The Invisible Cut: How Editors Make Movie MagicBobbie O’Steen

Cut By Cut: Editing Your Film or VideoGael Chandler

In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film EditingWalter Murch

The History of Film EditingKarel Reisz, Gavin Miller

On Film EditingEdward Dmytrk

Film Editing: Great Cuts Every Filmmaker Should KnowGael Chandler

First Cut: Conversations with Film EditorsGabriella 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 1Monday 6/24 **May change date to Wednesday 6/26Lab – Section 2 Intro to Compressor / Transcoding / Final Cut Pro Editing

Tuesday 6/25 Class Introduction – SyllabusLecture Overview – The Invisible Art & the role of the Editor

“The Cutting Edge – The Magic of Movie Editing” – DVD

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

Thursday 6/27 Editing Grammar / ConceptsLecture REQUIRED READING: Grammar of the Edit - Thompson/Miller, Chapters 1 & 2

Discussion / Clips: Coverage and Basic Shots

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WEEK 2Monday 7/1 Project Management / Basic cuts / Audio / DVD burningLab – Section 2

Tuesday 7/2 Editing Grammar - Continuity EditingLecture REQUIRED READING: Grammar of the Edit - Thompson/Miller, Chapter 3

Discussion / Clips: When to Cut and Why? – 6 Elements of the Edit

Tuesday 7/2Lab – Section 1 Project Management / Basic cuts / Audio - / DVD burning

Footage from Production Camera/Editing Excercise

Friday 7/5 Editing Grammar - ConceptsLecture REQUIRED READING: Grammar of the Edit - Thompson/Miller, Chapter 4

Discussion / Clips: Five Types of Edits3D “reality” in a 2D format – Film Geography

WEEK 3Monday 7/8Lab – Section 2 Audio Lab / Track management

Footage from Production Camera/Editing Excercise

Tuesday 7/9 Sound – Half the StoryLecture Dialogue, Sound Effects & Music

REQUIRED READING:

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

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

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

Tuesday 7/16 Quiz #1Lecture Style – Cutting for Genre: Comedy & Romance

REQUIRED READING : Dancyger, Chapter 23

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

Thursday 7/18Lecture Style – Cutting for Genre: Reality & Documentary

REQUIRED READING: Dancyger, Chapters 3, 24-27 (select pages only)

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

Tuesday 7/23 Clip Analysis dueLecture Editing History I

REQUIRED READING: Dancyger, select pages to follow

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

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Thursday 7/24 SHOOTS – NO CLASS

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

Tuesday 7/30 Quiz #2Lecture Editing History II

REQUIRED READING: Dancyger, select pages to follow

Tuesday 7/30Lab – Section 1 Quicktime Delivery Formats

Thursday 8/1 Screen Editing ProjectsLecture Post Production Workflow – the new digital reality onscreen