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Factual Editing

Date: 24th - 28th February 2020
Location: BBC Scotland, 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1DA

Description
Develop your practice in editing factual content

Course Content
This 5-day course will develop your skills and confidence in editing factual content through practice and feedback in a supported learning environment.

As well as editing practice, you will be introduced to a range of UK television factual, critically review content and apply what they learn to your own practice.

You will examine the culture of the factual cutting room and be introduced to the strategies required to build a sustainable career as an editor within the current TV industry.

Tutor
This course is led by Thérèse Lynch, an Avid editor with many years’ staff and freelance experience, specializing in storytelling and structure. Her experience crosses genres including long-form factual, magazine/formatted factual, children's TV (CBBC and CBeebies), current affairs, entertainment, music, drama, and news.

Fees:

Freelance Rate: £850
Corporate Rate: £1250

Once you have been accepted on the course we will invoice you, by email, for the full amount of the fees. We must receive your payment 5 working days before the course at the latest. Your place on the course is not confirmed until we have received full payment from you, or you have received written confirmation that you have been awarded a bursary.

Application and deadlines
This course is currently open for applications.

If you are intending to apply for a bursary the deadline is Monday 10th February 2020 at 9 am. 

Bursaries
Thanks to funding from the Scottish Government, discretionary bursaries may be available to those who are eligible. Bursary information is available from www.nfts.co.uk/scotland and on each course information page. Please contact scotland@nfts.co.uk if you have a bursary query.

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