Avid Assistant Editing Workshop
LOCATION: The Art Effect 45 Pershing Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
IMPORTANT DATES:
Sept 25: Application Deadline – 5pm
Sept 26 – 30: Committee application review | Interviews with finalists
Sept 30: Acceptance announcements
Oct 7: Workshop registration fee due
Oct 9: Workshop begins!
Registration Fee: $600 $425 Special offer!
Full and partial scholarships are available.
Led by Assistant Editor Justin Rosen, this 6 session course will cover the fundamental skills and responsibilities needed to work as an AVID Assistant Editor and provide a uniquely creative rough cut editing experience working with Director Mary Stuart Masterson.
ABOUT WORKSHOP:
SCHEDULE:
Session 1, Sunday, October 9: 2pm-4pm - Virtual
Session 2, Sunday, October 16: 4pm-7pm - In Person
Session 3, Sunday, October 23: 3pm-6pm – Virtual
Session 4: Sunday, October 30: 3pm-6pm – Virtual
Session 5: Sunday, November 6: 10am-1:30pm – Virtual
Session 6: Sunday, November 27: 3pm-6pm – In Person
This workshop will provide trainees with:
Assistant editing fundamentals:
Project workflows
Ingesting, transcoding, syncing
Project setup and organization
Working with sound and music
Basic VFX and titles
Outputs
Scheduling, logs, etc.
How to work with an editor including editing room protocol and politics
Editing processes and principles:
Creative approach
Assembly through rough cut editing
Receiving and implementing feedback
How to work with an editor
An understanding of departmental roles and operations
Group and one on one instruction
Workshop is limited to 8 participants.
Some advance preparation work will be required before the start of the workshop. Assignments will be given to trainees in between workshops. One on one sessions may be scheduled outside regular class times during evenings and weekends.
All trainees will be provided with an AVID Media Composer seat and a LaCie USB 3.0 drive with footage to be used in the workshop.
Pre-requisites: . Basic understanding of AVID Media Composer or thorough understanding of other editing platforms like Adobe Premiere combined with the ability to take online AVID tutorials before the start of the workshop. Stockade Works will provide online resources.
Technology requirements: Use of a computer for the duration of the workshop that meets the following system requirements:
This workshop is open to all community members, and is specifically seeking candidates from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds, women, and those historically excluded from the film industry.
INSTRUCTORS:
Justin Rosen studied Cinema Studies at Purchase College and graduated in 2014. He has since gone on to work as an assistant editor on both feature films and episodic material. Some of his credits include Waves and Passing. Most recently he worked with Sean Albertson on a to be released feature called The Curse of Bridge Hollow. When not working he enjoys video games and customizing PCs.
Midnight Forman is a trans-disciplinary queer filmmaker, professional film editor and visual artist known for their creative contributions to anti-displacement movements and for boundary-pushing, collective public art projects. They have a Bachelors in Interdisciplinary Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Masters in Film and Television Production from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, where they were awarded a Les Blank Foundation grant to direct ‘In the Shell of the Old’, a documentary exploration of the social history of haunting at LA’s abandoned Lincoln Heights Jail.
After a hiatus to “produce” her family, Mary Stuart Masterson moved to New York’s Hudson Valley and founded Stockade Works, 501(c)(3) a local crew training and mentorship program, and Upriver Studios, a woman-led sustainable production facility opening in 2020. She is also Co-Founder and Resident Director of Storyhorse Documentary Theater Project.
In 2019, she, Alexandra Brodsky and Cassandra Del Viscio founded Quality Pictures, a Hudson Valley-based productions company to create quality entertainment for social impact amplifying diverse voices and innovating production practices to create positive work-life balance.
Sean Albertson grew up in the arts, and the entertainment industry in New York; his father a musician, chef, and film editor. His mother was a Production Manager and Assistant Director. Sean’s start in entertainment was as a young child, acting and playing music. He was involved in plays and small roles in television and feature films, where he got to be an extra in the academy award winning film, KRAMER VS. KRAMER. Musically, Sean was drawn to percussion and singing. He played with several bands in both capacities. Later, these talents were transmuted into the art and craft of film editing. An ever evolving student of the art of story telling, Sean’s passions and talents have led him to writing and producing as well, with a keen eye toward directing. Now he has 30 years of filmmaking experience with more than 70 credits across a vast array of material, including Television movies, series, Feature Films, award winning mobile content, and more. Some credits include films such as WARRIOR, ROCKY BALBOA, RAMBO IV, TRUTH OR DARE, & AMERICAN UNDERDOG. He has edited series such as, COLD CASE, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY.
Blake Gingerich is an Emmy-winning editor, with credits including “Billions,” “The Daily Show,” & “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” along with many other scripted & unscripted projects for MTV, ESPN, Cartoon Network, & others. More recently, he has transitioned into VFX editing for feature films.
Stockade Works believes that film, media, and tech should be accessible for all people. If an accessibility offering such as American Sign Language Interpretation, live captioning, audio descriptions or a post event transcript would aid in your participation, please let us know.