Editing & post-production · Beginner
Film Editing Essentials
Organise footage, make invisible cuts, control pacing, add sound and export correctly.
Editing is where the film is truly written. This course teaches an organised workflow, the main types of cuts, pacing and finishing a film for screens and the internet.
What you will learn
- Ingest, organise and back up footage
- Make match cuts, cutaways, J-cuts and L-cuts
- Control pace and rhythm
- Check continuity and screen direction
- Export a film in a suitable format
Course content
- Workflow: ingest, organise, back up12 min
- The cuts that tell the story20 min
- Pace, rhythm and continuity16 min
- Sound, titles and export14 min
- Final exam — 10 questions30 min · pass mark 75%
