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COST: FREE for Film Co-op members in good standing.

Class Limit: 25

Instructor: Alison Taylor

ONLINE WORKSHOP

Workshop Description:

Every shot is a choice. Every cut is a decision. Every image relates to the ones before it and after it in specific ways, and it is weaving these together in the edit suite that creates the meaning, tells the story, and influences how emotion will be elicited by the final project. In this action-packed, hour-long workshop, we will discuss workflow and the process of starting to cut a project, and then move into various elements of film language: pacing, structure, shot choice, and sound, and how they work together to do two primary things: tell a story, and impart emotion to the viewer. Time permitting, we may also discuss the roles of editors on different types of projects, and Mind-Reading: working with a director.

Instructor’s Biography:

Alison Taylor was a freelance film and television editor for over 20 years in Toronto before moving to Fredericton in 2018, where they continue to work remotely as well as working on local independent projects. They have cut everything from shorts and a feature to documentaries, music videos, animation, and a whole lot of “Factual” Television. They have been nominated for a Canadian Cinema Editor’s award and have served on Canadian Cinema Editors’ Awards juries. Several projects Alison has edited have been nominated for Gemini’s and CSAs and have won multiple awards at festivals. Alison is also a writer and video artist whose work has screened at film festivals internationally and they have started working as a producer on some local productions. Their first novel, AFTERSHOCK, was published with Harper Collins Canada, and won the Athletic Book Awards First Book Award, as well as garnering a nomination for the Kobo Rakuten Emerging Writer's Award. They are currently working on their second novel.