Editing - Department of Roopkala Kendro

About Editing

This course teaches development of film language, its aesthetics and technical aspects with respect to editing as a tool of audio-visual story-telling. It provides extensive hands-on practice using softwares like Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer. Students get inputs on basic computer graphics, sound post-production, colour correction and making final delivery format like DCP.

The tools and techniques of an editor’s craft is presented through a series of classroom lectures, workshops and hands-on training sessions. Editing students must successfully fulfil all editorial responsibilities of productions which are professionally executed projects evaluated by faculties and external experts.

Advanced editing workshops are conducted, by editing faculties, external accomplished faculties and experienced industry professionals who present a variety of topics and their experiences designed to broaden the students understanding of the art and craft of story-telling and editing. The professional training standard enables students to work with competence in any post-production situation.

Students get the opportunity to visit external studios and professional edit set-ups.

Students are prepared to find employment in the field of film and television industry. Our students are successfully working in different television channels,and production houses in Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai.

Our studentshave achieved numerous accolades, national awards, and recognition in the field of documentary as well as feature film.

Some of our recent Guest Faculties include:

Arghyakamal Mitra
Abhro Banerjee
Jabeen Merchant
Mahadeb Shi
Pradipto Bhattacharya
Sumit Ghosh
Farha Khatun

Editing class room

Course Objective

We have different objectives in different semesters

Objective of 1st semester:

Students will be introduced to

The Evolution of film language through editing.
Role of editor in the film making process.
Basic Principles of Editing.
One editing application.
Editing a simple continuity sequence (silent).
Editing a simple dialogue sequence.

Objective of 2ndsemester:

Students will be introduced to

The psychology of edit.
Principles of Editing in detail.
Steps involved in editing in different platforms.
Technical aspects of editing.
Editing different kinds of silent and dialogue Sequences.
Critical analysis on important films from editing point of view.

Objective of 3rd semester:

Students will be introduced to

Different genres of documentary films.
Editing documentary film.
Basic sound balancing and equilisation.
Hands on documentary shoot and editing.
Critical analysis on important documentary films from editing point of view.

Objective of 4th semester:

After this semester students will have a goodpractical knowledge of

Handling editing for a short feature film.
Colour Correction.
Professional delivery formats.

Course Duration

2 Years Divided into 4 Semesters.

Total No. of Seats

Eligibility Criteria

Graduation or Equivalent.

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Course Facilities

From 1st semester students get hands on practical training.
Individual attention for each student.
Extensive hands-on practice during specialization semesters.
Editing practice with different kind of rushes.
Students become expert in using contemporary software and they acquire the confidence of using any other software/software versions, coming in the future.