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Film editing workspace with timeline and colour grading tools
Motion Picture Editing - Practical Workshop

Editing is a craft, not a setting

Most people learn software. This program teaches decisions - when to cut, what to keep, and why the sequence you choose changes everything the audience feels.

Each session is built around real footage. You work through rough assembly, pacing, sound sync, and colour passes using the same tools used in professional post-production.

The program runs in small groups so feedback stays specific. Progress depends on how much you put in - but the structure is there to make that effort count.

8 Weeks
12 Participants max
6 Editing projects

How the program is structured

Four phases, each building directly on the last - no filler weeks, no theory-only sessions.

01

Assembly & Rough Cut

You start with raw footage - unorganised, untrimmed. The first two weeks are about understanding what you have and making a first pass that holds together.

Weeks 1–2
02

Pacing and Rhythm

Cutting on action, dialogue timing, silence as a tool. You edit the same sequence three different ways and compare what each version communicates.

Weeks 3–4
03

Sound and Atmosphere

Ambience, music placement, and sync work. You learn to feel when a cut is wrong before you can name why - and then name it.

Weeks 5–6
04

Colour and Final Output

Basic grading decisions, export settings for different delivery formats, and a full review of your edited piece with the group.

Weeks 7–8
DaVinci Resolve Primary editing and grading software used throughout
3 hrs / session Each weekly session, plus independent editing time between
Auckland, NZ In-person at 52 Abbotts Way, Remuera - no remote option

Questions before signing up?

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Location 52 Abbotts Way, Remuera, Auckland
Phone +64 4 939 2759
Email help@motioncutlab.com
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