ROUGH CUT TO FINAL CUT: THE EDIT
Ages 16-29
Winter 2020, Morgan State University
In this short, intensive post-production workshop, student fellows will complete a pair of films scripted in the summer 2019 workshop Story to Script: The Short Screenplay and shot in the fall workshop Script to Film: The Rough Cut. The current workshop will be divided into two parts, off-line editing and on-line editing, with each film passing through three phases of review: rough edit, fine edit (during the off-line) and final edit (during the on-line). In part one, fellows will review footage, tighten narratives, adjust pacing, clarify atmosphere, and add music or effects where needed; moving through the steps of “acquire,” “organize,” “review & select,” “assemble,” “rough cut,” “fine cut,” and “picture lock.” In part two they’ll correct color, refine audio, and design titles; moving through “mastering” and “final delivery.” The result will be polished short fiction films suitable for submission to film festivals. Limited to 10 student fellows.
Rough Cut to Final Cut: The Edit is a co-production of Baltimore Youth Film Arts and Morgan State University.
David Lee Roberts Jr., an award-winning television producer and documentary filmmaker, is Adjunct Professor in the Screenwriting and Animation (SWAN) program at Morgan State University. Television credits include Metro Focus, and film credits include the upcoming features Covenant of Peace, about the Washington, D.C. juvenile justice system, and Charm City, about Baltimore community reform and engagement.
Michelle Mokaya is a Johns Hopkins University undergraduate in the School of Engineering. Although her concentration is still undecided, she is passionate about using her degree to work on sustainable projects that could help improve the lives of those in marginalized communities. She is a program assistant for Baltimore Youth Film Arts.
