Film and video editors one step ahead
Tue, Jul 27, 2010
Five members of staff in the School of Creative Technologies have won accreditation to teach the Avid Media Composer 101 course to fellow staff and students.
Avid is considered the industry-standard film and video editing software but is such a complex tool that video editors and teachers take many years to master it.
Course leader of the BSc (Hons) in Television and Broadcasting Charlie Watts said: "About 80 per cent of all video and film editing worldwide is achieved using Avid software. We are over the moon that five of us have managed to pass the course and win certification to teach it. Students wanting to work in post-production after their video course will find it enhances their chances of finding work.
"Very few universities are able to offer approved Avid editing modules in their courses, mainly because the training for tutors is so rigorous and intensive.
"This is a significant breakthrough for the University of Portsmouth because it represents professional recognition by a large blue-chip American company and will allow us to teach professional software at a higher level than most educational institutions can offer."
The Avid MC 101 course is open to all video and film students as well as to staff and local community film-makers.
The staff who have achieved Avid certified instructor status are Charlie Watts, Louise Appleby, Stephen Bellinger, Kevin Curtis and Clifford Phillips.
Charlie said: "The course was as hard as we expected it to be and I cannot remember the last time I felt as challenged or as nervous. I’m proud of all of us who managed to pass the course."