Foundations of Film & Video Postproduction - Columbia College Chicago

Foundations of Film & Video Postproduction from Columbia College Chicago is a Campus Bachelor Film degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. The Postproduction Concentration offers a unique opportunity for study in the Film and Video Department of Columbia College. With a large array of courses and possible areas of specialization in Narrative Editing, Documentary Editing, Digital Optical Effects and Sound Editing, students will benefit from a dedicated and knowledgeable staff and faculty along with an unrivaled 20, 000 square foot post-production facility. Students studying in the undergraduate postproduction core can feel confident that they will have access to the finest equipment, faculty and staff to guide them to their goals.we are determined to provide an environment which allows students to prepare for careers in the areas of editing for picture and sound and digital optical effects for film and video through training which stresses the aesthetics and techniques along with its function in structuring a film or video work. OUR LONG-RANGE OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS STUDYING IN THE POSTPRODUCTION CONCENTRATION Upon completion of the Advanced Editing Seminar (after taking 24 core curriculum hours and 36-38 hours in the editing concentration), students will be able to demonstrate abilities in technical, conceptual, and aesthetic elements of picture and sound editing and digital and optical effects through the process of written exams and a sample reel of their work. Upon completion of the core editing required classes, students will be able to: understand beginning film and video editing and digital optical effects concepts and practices; Impose a successful structure on given material including the effective arrangement of time within the work; control the rhythm, transitions of sound and picture, and creative use of other aspects of editing to reveal and heighten the emotional content of the piece and to help the audience involvement in the drama; demonstrate the creative handling of all sound elements such as dialogue, sound effects, voice over, music; work with a writer to determine the final form of the language-driven screen work; work collaboratively with directors, producers, and post-production personnel; improve a work in progress, by successfully receiving and incorporating criticism to arrive at an important work; make a statement of purpose and create a work from given materials reflecting the personal point of view specified in the statement; demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the responsibilities of an editor and assistant editor; be able to edit a short film and/or create digital optical effects that a) demonstrates proficiency of craft and creativity, and b) fulfills the maker's explicit purpose(s). View more details on Columbia College - Chicago, IL . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Film courses.