Editing Principles: Fiction and non-fiction – Film Form-Narrative form-Principles of Narrative form-Creative decisions-Plot and Story-Cause and effect- Time-Boundaries between Documentary and Fiction-Genres of documentary films-Genres in films-Goals of Editing-Plot Driven Film- Character Driven film-Dramatic Emphasis-Sub Text

Digitization, AV data from tape to computer hard disk. Understanding the playback deck, understanding signal processing of S-video, fire wire and composite video. Editing Work Station management – disk space & speed requirement. Broadband and streaming video technology.

Using Editing Software – editing basics and implementation of various techniques used in non-linear editing. Mastering final edit line – audio levels, colour correction, audio mixing, mixed and un-mixed versions, importing and applying compatible graphics files. Understanding compression and its affects along with various methods

Digital Television Production:Basic art of filmmaking using currently available digital software/hardware tools. Overview of preproduction planning- program ideas, production models, Preproduction & Post-Production activities – Writing the program proposal, preparing a budget

Presenting the proposal: Writing the script, Director‘s roles & procedures, Visualization & sequencing, Shooting, Aesthetics of Editing, Role of audio & effects, Mix and composite, source material into a finished fine edit product.