Editing Practices in Cinema Event by Visual Communication Design Workshop And Timmanima
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The “Editing Practices in Cinema” training was held on December 8th, Wednesday, at the Macintosh Computer Laboratory by the Istanbul Ticaret University Visual Communication Design and Film and Animation Workshop.
Guest speaker Exxen Promotion Manager Mr. Mustafa Onur Balaban gave a speech entitled “Editing Practices in Cinema” at the event. Mr. Balaban shared his career journey and experiences with the students and gave examples of his own work. In the question and answer session following the speech, Mr. Balaban answered the questions addressed to him.
Exxen Promotion Manager Mr. Mustafa Onur Balaban first underlined the importance of the realizability and narratability of a story. Mr. Balaban stated that many directors first started with editing in cinema, and that the students too can start their career with any editing software.
Mr. Balaban said that the facilities of the Faculty of Communication of Istanbul Ticaret University are sufficient for editing practices and thus that the students should make use of the facilities available at the Faculty of Communication before they graduate from the university. Additionally, Mr. Balaban emphasized that it is important for the students to get help from the professors at the Faculty of Communication when they feel the need.
Stating that there is always a need for young, qualified and skilled personnel in the sector, Mr. Balaban underlined that it is important for the students to graciously follow the advice of their elders, work hard and not be afraid of any task.
At the end of the event, Head of Visual Communication Design Department Prof. Dr. Rıdvan Şentürk and Visual Communication Design Department Faculty Member Dr. Gözde Sunal presented certificates of participation to speakers Mr. Mustafa Onur Balaban and Ms. Gonca Tüfekçi.
With this event, students gained experience on the logic and theory of editing practices in cinema.
