one page essay

For your last observation assignnent, due Monday week 9 (the 11:59 p.m. dropbox deadline applies to online students only. In-class students, your work is due at 10 a.m.)

Film: The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing" (available on COLTube under "Editing - Week 8")

To further explore the process of assembling shots in what ultimately becomes cinema, enjoy this documentary behind-the-scenes from famous films/well known editors discussing the craft of editing.

Upon finishing, your task in a one-page observation essay: 

-Write a mock one-page job ad for a video editor job on an upcoming Hollywood film currently in production. Using several quotes and analysis/what you learned from the documentary, accurately describe what the job would hypothetically entail.

-The objective of the exercise is to flex your understanding of editing, taken from class last week, the reading you were assigned last week, and this documentary also. Use all three to create a realistic, detailed overview of this mock job. 

-Writing points to cover: What does an editor do? What are you looking for? Skills? Style? Other traits?

-Use at least three quotes from the documentary. 

5 pts: written well, quotes used, reads like a descriptive job ad

2-4 pts: completed, but lacking in depth, doesn't show you've read the reading/viewed the film, etc.