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The Cutting Edge is an NPPA educational seminar with emphasis in the craft of editing. Everyone in the newsroom that’s involved in the edit can benefit from The Cutting Edge Seminar.

The Cutting Edge IX

“Order of the Edit”

September 8th, 2007; 8:00am to 9:00pm

Hosted by
Belmont University New Century Journalism Program
Bunch Multimedia Hall
2nd Floor Library
1900 Belmont Blvd
Nashville TN 37212
Co-Hosted by:
NewsChannel 5

Faculty & Staff

Lou Davis
is Chief Photographer at WTVD in Raleigh, North Carolina.  In the course of his 11 year news photography career, Lou Davis has won 56 AP, NPPA, Emmy and RTNDA awards, including being named a Finalist (3rd)  for the National Press Photographer of the Year in 2000, the 2003 Region 9 Television News Photographer of the Year, and an honored recipient of a 2004 National Edward R. Murrow Award.
Matt Rafferty
won the prestigious Alfred I DuPont Award. In his two decades in broadcast TV, he has been honored with many awards, including 10 Emmys and the 2004 NPPA Cutting Edge Video Editor of the Year. Since 1992, Rafferty has been a Video Editor at WJW in Cleveland, prior to that he worked at CNN and TV stations in Allentown, PA and Atlanta.
Shawn Montano
is the Director of the Cutting Edge. Shawn was the 2001 NPPA Television Editor of the year. In addition he's won numerous National NPPA editing awards, 3 Emmys, a regional Edward R. Murrow Award and 2 Colorado Broadcasters Association Awards. He works at KCNC-TV, Denver.

Hotel information

The Courtyard Nashville Marriott
2508 Elm Hill Pike
Nashville TN 37214

Call 615-883-9500 by August 17th and ask for NPPA Room Block rate of $90.00.

Meet in the Hotel Lobby at 6pm on September 7th for ‘Meet and Greet’

Discussion & Updates

Check out the Cutting Edge IX blog to find out about the faculty, the program, and more.

Workshop Session Topics

Matt, Lou and Shawn will all be involved in each presentation.  We'll each share some insight on each topic.

8:00 – 9:30 AM
Intro & Keeping Sharp
9:30 – 10:00 AM
Break and Critiques
10:00 – 11:30 AM
The Art of Natural Sound
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Break and Critiques
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Joe Torelli – Author of the Peachpit “Apple Pro Training Series” Final Cut Pro 6
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Lunch and Breakouts (you may either take a 2 hour lunch or participate in one or both breakouts)
1:00 – 2:00 pm
(for the Photographers)
2:00 – 3:00 pm
(for the Editors)
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Ryan Borgman: Cutting Edge Editor of the Year Presentation
4:00 – 4:30 pm
Break and Critiques
4:30 – 6:00 PM
Opening and Closing Shots
6:00 – 6:30pm
Break and Critiques
6:30 – 8:00 PM
Separating Yourself from the Group

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