Editing
Editing takes the dearly bought raw materials of moving picture and sound, cutting, shaping and polishing them into imaginative objects of desire.
As an editor you will watch, select and cut the audio visual material shot for a film. As an editor you will arrange your selections in a rhythmical succession of scenes, to convey a desired message to an audience.
We aim to give every student on the MA Filmmaking programme an understanding of the value of the craft and of the importance of communicating with the other departments and technicians involved during the production process, in order to provide the best material for the cutting room or edit suite.
Through lectures and practical experience we offer all students a solid grounding in the various techniques and technologies of film and video editing. More advanced experience and instruction is available for those who see editing as their intended field of professional work. We start with cutting 16mm black and white silent movies to teach students the basic principles and 'rules' of joining one shot to another, a series of shots into a sequence and a number of sequences into a visual narrative. In Term Two we encourage students in the creative use of sound when they add non-synchronised music, dialogue and effects to their short S16mm colour films.
Term Three introduces students to synchronised sound providing new challenges in structuring picture and sound in order to communicate more effectively with your audience. Term Four brings drama editing on Avid Film Composer with a mono sound mix; and Term Five extends this with non-linear post-production on both Avid Film Composer and ProTools for Sound Design.
Head of Editing is Jaime Estrada-Torres
Jaime started as an assistant film editor with David Naden Associates in London's Soho, gaining his 16mm experience on a number of documentaries for the BBC, ITV and the then emerging Channel 4. He worked as 2nd Assistant Editor on Tim Burton's Batman, Assembly Editor on Mike Figgis's Hotel, On-Line Editor for Werner Herzog's Pilgrimage; Picture and Sound editor on Biggie & Tupac, directed by Nick Broomfield, winner of the 2004 Grierson Best Feature Documentary Award.
Jaime was Avid consultant for Stanley Kubrick on Eyes Wide Shut, George Lucas on the Star Wars Trilogy, James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies and The HBO series Band of Brothers produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.
His experience and knowledge of new technology for film has given Jaime the opportunity to travel extensively giving workshops to film students in Europe, the Far East and South America, as well as teaching on film and non-linear editing at Goldsmiths College, West Surrey College of Art and The National Film and Television School.
Editing Department consultants and Lecturers:
Stefania Marangoni - Senior Editing Lecturer
Adam Sharman - Editing Instructor/Technician
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