A one-year postgraduate certificate course in audiography and TV engineering is also conducted here. Intake is eight. Graduates with physics as a subject at the Plus Two level are eligible for admission.

The Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai - 600 113 offers a diploma course in sound recording and sound engineering. Entry qualification is pass in higher secondary (Plus Two) or equivalent examination with physics and chemistry and 60 per cent marks in aggregate in the first attempt. Age limit is 22 years. In the private sector, the School of Audio Engineering (SAE) conducts a diploma level course in audio engineering. SAE has facilities and studios in Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi. It has information centres in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Ranchi and Ludhiana.

There are many institutes providing specialised courses in video editing, at different levels. There are diploma and certificate courses which you can take up after plus two, or after graduation, as well as degree programmes in television and films which include modules on video editing. The Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata, offer postgraduate diploma courses in film and video editing for graduates. The master’s degree in mass communication, which includes film and television editing, from MCRC at Jamia Millia Islamia is also only for graduates. However, institutes such as the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, St Xavier’s College, Mumbai, and several other institutes offer diploma and certificate courses, as well as short courses where you can pick up the technical skills required for the job. Most courses include theoretical instructions, as well as practical exercises using the dedicated editing software, and other post-production techniques. Most institutes train candidates to work with professional grade linear and non-linear editing equipment and handle the ever-changing tools used within the process of video editing.

As a new channel gets launched with increasing frequency, job opportunities are multiplying. Moreover, with the advent of streaming videos and movie clips in websites, video editors are in great demand. The increased popularity of online video clips has also produced a large increase in video editing activity by Internet users. You can work with independent production companies and for motion picture studios. With some years of experience, video editors like to work on a freelance basis, working on short-term contracts for post-production studios, television companies and corporate employers.

So if you have an interest in what comes on the box, and are willing to spend months and years creating films in a studio, then this could just be your dream calling!

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