Cutting Stories-The Art of Film Editing & Storytelling

The Department of Media and Journalism organised “Cutting Stories: The Art of Film Editing & Storytelling,” a workshop held on 15 October 2026 (Thursday) from 10:15 AM at the Mac Lab, Design Building. The faculty convener was Ms. Aymun Kaleem, and the guest speaker was Mayank Singhal, Educator. The session began with an introduction to video editing and a talk on filmmaking and narrative design. Students then read a short film script and edited it using a common set of raw clips. They worked through:

• Project setup and importing media
• Basic timeline editing: arranging, trimming, splitting, moving and deleting clips
• Audio editing: music, volume and voice-over
• Exporting and sharing

The day ended with a mini project in which students created and presented a short video of their own.

• Starting from the same script and raw clips, students saw first-hand how choices on the timeline reshape a story.
• The session was hands-on from start to finish.
• The focus stayed on cutting, sequencing and rhythm, the building blocks of storytelling, rather than on titles, captions and transitions.