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Editing Laboratory

Editing Laboratory

Code	16626
Year	1
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/PL(45H)
Scientific area	Cinema
Entry requirements	Some foreign online bibliography will be provided. Access to a computer with DaVinci Resolve software.
Learning outcomes	In this Curricular Unit, the student must: a) acquire fundamental notions of language, concepts and styles of cinematographic editing; b) apply their creative and narrative potential and conceptually articulate the editing with the other stages of the cinematographic process; c) autonomously use professional non-linear editing software in its multiple capabilities, integrating them into post-production workflows.
Syllabus	1. Definition of editing and editor function. 2. Brief history of assembly. Pioneers. Classicism. The invisibility of the assembly. The new cinema and the rupture with the predominance of continuity. The multiplicity of contemporary narrative forms. 3. Introduction to editing tools. DaVinci Resolve. Adobe Premiere Pro. Final Cut Pro. Avid media Composer. 4. The function of annotation in assembly. 5. Workflow and Workspace. Organization of files, projects and timelines. Import.Synchronism.Export. 6. Assembly grammar. Scene and sequence. Raccord. Point of view. Rules of 180º and 30º. Plan scale. Rhythm. Shot and scene time. Field/reverse shot. Parallel and alternate mounting. Edit with dialogue, voice over and music. Ellipse.Flashback and Flashforward. Cutting plan. Jump-cut. J and L cuts. 7. Assembly practice. Script and assembly. Character and point of view. Analysis of rough, rough cut, first cut, fine cut and final cut. Edit shorts. The collaborative work process.
Main Bibliography	BAZIN, André, O que é o Cinema?, Livros Horizonte, 1992 BOWEN, Christopher, Gramar of the edit, Routledge, 2017 BRESSON, Robert, Notas sobre o Cinematógrafo, Porto Editora, 2004 CRITTENDEN, Roger, Fine Cuts: The Art of European Film Editing, Elsevier, 2006 DMYTRYK, Edward, On Film Editing: An Introduction to the Art of Film Construction, Focal Press, 1984 EISENSTEIN, Sergei, Film Form, Harvest Book, 1975 FAIRSERVICE, Don, Film Editing: History, Theory and Practice, Manchester University Press, 2001 MURCH, Walter, In the Blink of an Eye, Silman-James Press, 2005 NOGUEIRA, Luís, Manuais de Cinema III. Planificação e Montagem, Livros Labcom, 2010
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	Expository classes, analyzing film excerpts. Practical exercises in the classroom. Reading reference bibliography outside the classroom. Tutorial follow-up.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.