In the class you spend the first week learning Final Cut Pro intensely and the next five cutting a feature film. Each student will have five hours a day on their own Final Cut Pro and there will always be an experienced editor on hand to give advice and help you with technical questions. In addition there will be regular guest speakers as well as feedback sessions with the director and supervising editor. Our classes are taught by top working editors from New York and LA whose credits include Happiness, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Daytrippers, The Cruise, Paris is Burning, and Unzipped. By taking our class not only will you learn editing, but by working closely with other students and directors in such an intense environment you will form lasting friendships with people who will be future editors, post-production supervisors and directors.
Many students find work as editors or assistant editors soon after having completed the class.
Some of the companies at which former students have worked include the BBC, PBS, HBO, Oxygen Media, and LionsGate Films. Many students have also gone on to edit succesful independent shorts and feature films. Each student will leave with a reel of cut scenes and an editor credit on the completed film. Classes fill up quickly. Be an editor on a feature narrative or documentary.