Editing for Film and Television Production

Through the Editing for Film and Television Production course from the University of York you'll gain valuable hands-on experience in our purpose-built £30m media complex, featuring HD TV studios, our industry-standard digital cinema, three post production labs and more. You'll develop your creative and technical skills in a vibrant and supportive environment with academics active in the industry.

Through your studies, you'll cultivate a high-level of craft and creativity skills, combined with critical thought and collaboration. Put academic theory into practice by editing short films and producing fiction and documentary stories.

You'll graduate with sound knowledge of editing systems and skills that will translate readily into any work context. MA students go on to work in film, television and online content or academic research.

Career opportunities:

Our MA in Film and Television with Editing offers an exciting program of study aimed at producing editors who are engaged, active creatives with a diverse global outlook. Your studies will cover the theory and practice of storytelling in the edit, investigating structure, emotional journey, performance, point of view, sound design in the edit and much more.

We foster teamwork and an holistic understanding of the filmmaking process from start to finish. You'll collaborate with MA students from other disciplines editing documentary and fiction films. You'll edit on leading industry software, including Avid Media Composer.

Courses include:

• Editing
• Colour Grading and Finishing
• Film and Television Production Individual Project
• Digital Cinematography
• Directing for Film and Television
• Business of Production and Postproduction
• Spatial Audio & Surround Sound
• Audio Production and Postproduction Workflows
• Concepts and Cultures in Entertainment