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About the Course

Explore the origins behind the techniques and crafts of video editing. Uncover the methods discovered by the old masters, from the Lumiere Brothers to Georges Melies, Edwin Porter, D.W. Griffith, Sergei Eisenstein and even Charlie Chaplin. Whether you’re a beginner or have been editing for years, enhance your skills and gain fresh insights into editing techniques. Understand what the early filmmaking pioneers discovered about editing, learning how to rearrange their footage into cohesive narratives and setting the standards for modern video editing. Engage in examples among the earliest films, demonstrations, interactive peer reviews and online multimedia resources. Showcase your newfound knowledge through quizzes and exercises, and open doors to career opportunities and connections. All you need is access to basic editing software and some rudimentary skills to use it. Presented by CU Boulder Journalism Instructor Paul Daugherty and CU Boulder College of Media, Communication and Information Media Technology Manager Emilie Johnson, The Foundations of Video Editing Techniques will take you back to where it all started, to the silent era of filmmaking, an era that inspired many filmmakers across generations....

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By Christian R

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Jun 23, 2025

Phenomenal Course. If you love film or love video editing, you can't miss this!

By Satyabodha J

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Jan 18, 2026

truly informative and wonderful

By Maram A I A

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Jul 19, 2025

Terrible, just tourture