Video Editing School in Manhattan, New York City

Manhattan Edit Workshop, New York:
Located in Lower Manhattan, New York City, near Union Square, Manhattan Edit Workshop offers a full range of video editing programs and courses, from the Avid and Adobe family of products to the complete Final Cut Studio Package. Our signature Six-Week Intensive is a jump-start for anyone looking for a career in film or television editing. Learn both Avid and Final Cut Pro, work with top editors, and create a professional reel to let your talent speak for itself. Weekend and one-week classes introduce and solidify the core concepts, while custom one on ones let you set your goals at your own pace. Corporate and group training customizes a curriculum, either in-house or on-site, for professionals eager to learn a new skill or to build on an existing one. All classes are split between lecture and hands-on exercise-so you'll be cutting on your own edit system from day one. Manhattan Edit Workshop is an Apple and Avid Authorized Training Partner.

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Apple Training Centers:
Apple training centers have been carefully selected and have met Apple’s highest standards in all areas including: facility, instructors, course delivery and infrastructure. The goal of the Program is to offer Apple customers the highest-quality training experience; from the beginner up to the most seasoned Professional.

Avid Authorized Training Partners:
Avid’s Authorized Training Partner program assures students that course curricula are carefully developed by a team of highly experienced educational specialists. Education Centers use Avid certified teaching staff and authorized courseware

Becoming an Apple or Avid Certified Professional provides official recognition of your skills, and is a way to differentiate yourself to potential employers or clients.

Benefits of Apple Certification:
* Recognition as a highly skilled user of the chosen Pro application
* Certificate distinguishing you as an Apple Certified Pro
* Use of the Apple Certified Pro logo on your business card/website
* Membership in the Apple Certification Alliance (ACA) at no cost, and associated listing on the Certified Pro public online directory.
* ACA members have access to Apple Sales Web (ASW), for the latest news on Apple technologies, useful links to technical information, and access to exclusive certification logo merchandise

Benefits of Avid Certification:
* Official Avid Certified User certificate
* Ability to use the ACU logo on business cards/resumes
* Inclusion of your name in the Avid Certified User (ACU) Database
* Discounts on selected Avid products
* Industry-recognized credentials that will help you launch a career in media production and post-production

Our instructors are working editors, DVD authors, motion graphics artists, as well as certified Avid and Apple trainers. A maximum teacher to student ratio of 1:6* ensures individualized attention and allows students to work at their own pace.

You will work one-on-one with instructors every day. Even during the initial period of hands-on instruction, there is ample opportunity for one-on-one instruction and support.

Manhattan Edit Workshop offers a full range of certified courses and hands-on training to suit the needs of every editing professional. Our signature Six-Week Intensive is a jump-start for anyone looking for a career in editing. We offer courses in Apple; Adobe; Avid, Final Cut Pro and Masterclass. We also offer in-house and on-site corporate training.

Can I learn both Avid and Final Cut Pro in six weeks?
Yes you can and it's a mistake not to learn both. You'll have two weeks of dedicated hands-on instruction in each system. Our curriculum emphasizes fundamental editing techniques, which are easily translated between systems. The basic structures of Final Cut Pro and Avid are similar enough that you'll have little trouble utilizing the essential editing techniques in either application. You'll edit scenes in each system, and have plenty of lab time during which to develop your comfort level. Our philosophy: Knowing both systems isn't an option, it's a necessity.

Can I cut my own work?
Yes. If you have it, you are free to edit your own material in the class. Manhattan Edit Workshop offers a variety of footage from which to choose for your reel -- narratives, documentaries, commercials, film trailers and music videos. Rather than tell you what you will edit, we let you decide based on your specific area of interest.

Will I be working on live projects?
We're always on the lookout for compelling, high quality material, which may include projects currently in production. Most likely, you will work with scenes from award-winning films, as well as additional material produced specifically for use in the workshops.

Am I cutting scenes from real films?
Yes. You will edit and workshop scenes from real films with input from the directors.

Will I have my own computer?
Yes. Each student has his/her own workstation for the duration of the workshop.

Can you help me find work as an editor/assistant?
While Manhattan Edit Workshop is in no way a placement agency, we actively pursue relationships with the post-production community in order to develop employment opportunities for workshop participants (Manhattan Edit Workforce). More than half of past workshop participants have found work as assistant editors and/or editors, either at post-production facilities or as freelancers. Many of these opportunities were developed within our growing network or potential employers.