EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION FOR VIDEO AND FILM
Focus on the theory and practice of video editing and post-production. Gain a thorough understanding of narrative editing techniques, color correction, audio post-production and the requisite software. Discusses the art of post-production and how post-production affects narrative function in moving picture media (including films, music videos, and television).
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: COM ARTS 355 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Create effective dramatic scenes from raw footage Audience: Undergraduate 2. Implement the principles and approaches underlying editing, both in terms of cutting mechanics and in terms of narrative construction Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how editing fits within the larger post-production workflow Audience: Undergraduate 4. Practice the basic elements of color correction and post-production sound Audience: Undergraduate 5. Import and synchronize footage and prepare it for editing. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Recognize how the tools of post-production have changed over time, and will continue to develop Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Create effective dramatic scenes from raw footage Audience: Undergraduate 2. Implement the principles and approaches underlying editing, both in terms of cutting mechanics and in terms of narrative construction Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how editing fits within the larger post-production workflow Audience: Undergraduate 4. Practice the basic elements of color correction and post-production sound Audience: Undergraduate 5. Import and synchronize footage and prepare it for editing. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Recognize how the tools of post-production have changed over time, and will continue to develop Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027