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MEWShop’s Six Week Intensive Art of Editing Workshop Starts Online or In Person January 9th Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop) , the cutting-edge, online digital-training destination for post-production specialists and content creators is proud to announce the upcoming Artist in Residence for the January 9th 2023, class will be Emmy-winning Editor Kelley Dixon, ACE** Kelley will be joining our Six Week Students to discuss her long and distinguished career, give students insight into her process, and to screen and give feedback on student’s projects. Kelley Dixon, ACE, got her start in post-production in multiple capacities in the editing room on the features “Reservoir Dogs” and “Good Will Hunting” as well as TV's “Without a Trace,” and “Revelations.” Kelley got her big break after many long years as an assistant when her editor, Lynne Willingham, ACE, cut the “Breaking Bad” pilot and she became the series' second editor. She's been nominated for ...

MEWShop’s July Six Week Intensive Art of Editing workshop will be taught LIVE online Manhattan Edit Workshop ( MEWShop ), the cutting-edge, digital-training destination for post-production specialists and content creators is proud to announce the upcoming Artist in Residence for the July 6th class will be editor  Liza Cardinale , ACE.** Liza got her start studying film theory at UC Berkeley, where she edited on their tape-to-tape system without any formal training. Later on, she visited a friend on the set of The Truth About Charlie and met the legendary editor Carol Littleton, ACE. After that encounter, Liza decided editing would be her career of choice. “Liza Cardinale’s talent and diverse career will enhance our workshop with invaluable insight and knowledge that will make July’s class very special,” comments MEWShop’s Director of Education and  Six Week  Instructor Janet Dalton. The next installment of MEWShop’s Six Week Intensive Workshop will be taught ex...

J oin Manhattan Edit Workshop for our May 21st Virtual Open House! This is an opportunity for you to learn more about our Six Week Intensive Workshop and all of our new online classes. You’ll get a chance to meet an instructor and administration for a live Q & A online! Thursday, May 21st , 2020. Stop by anytime between 3:30pm and 4:00pm.  REGISTER HERE! Our staff will be live talk to you about all of our classes including: Six Week Intensive Workshop Avid Media Composer and Pro Tools Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Captivate, Color Correction with Premiere Pro DaVinci Resolve Workshops - Color Grading, Editing, Fairlight Audio, Fusion Making the Cut with Bobbie O'Steen Avid Assistant Editor Workshop & Advanced Avid Workflows for Assistant Editors Workshop NEW Three Week Advanced Editing Workshop Apple Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, Motion, and macOS Assimilate SCRATCH Workshops Autodesk Smoke Workshops Production Works...

Manhattan Edit Workshop Training Series: Adjusting Audio Levels in Avid Media Composer. Manhattan Edit Workshop instructor Janet Dalton's tutorial for adjusting audio levels in Avid Media Composer. For more information about our courses please go to http://mewshop.com/courses/overview/ Follow us on Twitter: @MEWshop / https://twitter.com/mewshop Like us on Facebook Manhattan Edit Workshop: https://www.facebook.com/ManhattanEdi... Friend us Manhattan Edit: https://www.facebook.com/mewshop #mewshop , #Avid , #MediaComposer , #AudioLevels , #mewtube , #tutorial , #HowTo , #editing , #AvidMediaComposer

Six Week Students will have the opportunity to work with the Oscar-nominated Editor for MEWShop’s April workshop Manhattan Edit Workshop  (MEWShop), the cutting-edge, digital-training destination for post-production specialists and content creators is proud to announce the upcoming Artist in Residence for the April 29th class will be acclaimed editor Christopher Tellefsen, ACE.** Christopher was previously an Artist in Residence at MEWShop in 2006 and he has since gone on to find continued success in his career, including an Oscar-nomination for achievement in editing for the 2011 film “Moneyball.” He will be visiting with our Six Week Students to give an inside look at his start as a 3rd assistant editor on “The Color of Money” for legendary editor Thelma Schoonmaker, ACE, up through his work from last year’s critically acclaimed thriller “A Quiet Place.” “Since Tellefsen’s work as an editor is in high demand and he is always constantly working; this is a rare opportunity fo...

  Join Manhattan Edit Workshop for our February Open House!  This is an opportunity for you to learn more about our Six Week Intensive Workshop and all of our classes. You’ll get a chance to meet some of our instructors, administration, other potential students, and to get a tour of our facilities. Refreshments and snacks will be served! Wednesday,  February 7th, 2018.   Stop by anytime between 7pm and 8pm. JOIN US FOR DEMONSTRATIONS WITH OUR INSTRUCTORS! Premiere Pro DEMO with Certified Instructor Mark Chandler - 7:15pm Round tripping or Dynamic Link to After Effects. An easy, time saving technique to work between Premiere and After Effects Avid Media Composer DEMO with Certified Instructor Janet Dalton - 7:45pm Working with the new Source Browser  How to hide jump cuts with fluid morph Also our staff will be on hand to talk to you about all of our classes including: Six Week Intensive Workshop Avid Media Composer and...

Carol Littleton's body of work as an editor spans several decades and genres, from the 1970s to the present. She's perhaps best known for her collaborations with Steven Spielberg and Lawrence Kasdan, on films including E.T., The Big Chill, and The Manchurian Candidate , and was nominated for an Academy Award for her work on E.T.  MEWShop's Director of Education Janet Dalton, talked to her about her early career and how studying literature made her a stronger editor. 
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Here at MEWShop, we've been putting together a bunch of new video mini-tutorials and how-tos for Avid Media Composer. Here's a compilation. Check them out! How to Duck Audio in Avid Media Composer How to Link Footage in Avid Media Composer How to Find Menu Items in Avid Media Composer For more videos like this from MEWShop, subscribe to our YouTube channel!

Former Manhattan Edit Workshop Six-Week student and assistant editor Jonathan Proctor talks about his experiences with Mewshop's Six Week Intensive Program and his work on HBO's "Vinyl." About MEWShop’s Six Week Intensive Course The post-production industry is highly competitive, and knowing the industry standards – Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, After Effects and Avid Media Composer – is critical for success. MEWShop is the only school in the world to offer in one comprehensive, six-week course all of these editing applications, taught by certified instructors. No other program guarantees more time in the classroom or more working on one’s own machine. The Six Week Intensive Course takes students through each program as they work on various real-world projects to illustrate the distinct strengths and nuances of each NLE. MEWShop’s Six Week Intensive is also the only course of its kind that allows students to choose the footage they want to edit on the platform the...

Happy Monday! If you're catching up on the weekend's post-production buzz, here's everything we saw fit to tweet about over the break. (No Game of Throne spoilers forthcoming.) The X-Files VFX Breakdown [ CG Meetup ] How to Animate a Winding Rope in Cinema 4D [ Lester Banks ] Avid NEXIS Software-defined Storage Platform is Now Available [ Avid Blogs ] Cutting on Final Cut Pro X at the University of Michigan [ Video Guys ] This week on MacBreak Studio: 360VR video in Final Cut Pro X [ Pro Video Coalition ] Blue Collar Post Collective officially launches West Coast chapter [ Post Magazine ] 5 myths and misconceptions about media management [ Red Shark News ]