Superbly fitted to a semester-length course, this is the ideal curriculum for a hands-on exploration of advanced editing. In this Apple-authorized training book, director and filmmaker Michael Wohl delivers comprehensive training in the real-world skills editing pros use every day in the field. Each chapter presents a complete lesson in some aspect of video editing or finishing, with hands-on projects for readers to complete as they go. He shares must-know professional techniques for cutting dialogue scenes, action scenes, fight and chase scenes, documentaries, comedy, music videos, multi-camera projects, and more. Two DVDs of excellent, professional footage and project files give you the chance to work with every genre as you learn.

Cutting Dramatic Editing
- Lesson 1 Dialogue Editing
- Lesson 2 Complex Dialogue
- Lesson 3 Basic Action
- Lesson 4 Chases & Fights
- Lesson 5 Comedy

Cutting Nonfiction Material
- Lesson 6 Cutting Interviews
- Lesson 7 Working with B-Roll
- Lesson 8 Documenting an Event
- Lesson 9 Music Videos

Working with Audio
- Lesson 10 Sound Editing
- Lesson 11 Audio Finishing

The Big Picture
- Lesson 12 Putting it all together