For computer based editing systems. One of the most widely used training film for editing students. Nationally syndicated film critic Roger Ebert takes students from rushes to the fine cut of a dramatic band robbery scene. Mr. Eberts commentary provides insights into basic editing techniques such as matching action, parallel editing and continuity as well as the effects of camera angles, point of view and reaction shots. The film concludes with two...

From the award winning, 10 part archival program series, "Filmmakers on Film." Film editing initially began as a woman's art in France. As veteran film editor, Dede Allen, tell it, "They thought that women were good at little details, like sewing." Before editing became a craft, women were the earliest technicians. Today, the long tradition of women editors carries on. Features: Dede Allen, Margaret Booth and Carol Littleton, Brianne Murphy and Kevin...

If our genes are, to a great extent, our destiny, then what would happen if mankind could engineer and alter the very essence of our DNA coding? Millions might be spared the devastating effects of hereditary disease or the challenges of disability, whether it was the pain of sickle-cell anemia to the ravages of Huntington's disease. But this power to "play God" also raises major ethical questions and poses threats for potential misuse. For decades,...

Discover the ultimate guide to mastering Adobe Photoshop! If you want to unlock the secrets of professional photo manipulation The Adobe Photoshop Manual is your one-stop guide to a wealth of tutorials and creative projects. It covers basic principles and also more advanced techniques that let you get the most from your images. Whether you’re making simple enhancements, adding creative effects or combining multiple images into exciting new compositions,

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Editing invitations takes you into Jeff Anderson's sixth-grade classroom as Jeff demonstrates how he naturally links grammar instruction to writer's craft through his 'Invitations to Notice'. The invitations are a warm-up activity used at the beginning of writer's workshops to help students learn to play close attention to mechanics, style and craft. They can be used as an alternative to daily oral language for those teachers who are looking for stronger...

Get a high-level look at video editing, and take a tour of the process from start to finish. Discover the essentials of assembling the story, as well as extras like visual effects. Video editing is an art. It’s both creative and technical and requires the vision and knowledge to bring everything together in a nonlinear editing environment. In this course, get a high-level overview of this post-production process from start to finish. Learn about...

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Describes how to create editable content on the web using the document-editing application programming interface (API) in HTML5. This course describes how to create editable content on the web using the document-editing application programming interface (API) in HTML5. Author Bill Weinman explains the document-editing process, detecting support for the document-editing API, using the contentEditable and designMode attributes, and editing a full document....

Learn how to edit video in this project-based introduction to both the aesthetic and technical aspects of video editing. Get a project-based approach to the aesthetic and technical aspects of video editing. Staff author Ashley Kennedy begins this introductory course by exploring storytelling and an editor's role in it. Using classic and contemporary examples in cinema, she examines the "grammar" of editing, showing how an editor's decisions impact...

Ashley Kennedy chats with veteran video editors about their latest projects and their unique approaches to editing and storytelling with video. In this series, Ashley Kennedy chats with veteran video editors about their latest projects and their unique approaches to editing and storytelling with video. Subjects include veteran documentary film editor Steve Audette, Sesame Street senior editor Jesse Averna, and LA-based freelance editor Monica Daniel....