VFX Editor specialization

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
306MVFX credit 2 9 workshop hours (45 min) of instruction per semester, 43 to 53 hours of self-study English winter

Subject guarantor

Name of lecturer(s)

Tomáš DORUŠKA

Department

The subject provides Department of Editing

Contents

Lecturer: Andrea Pugner

Coordinator: Tomáš Doruška

Date and time:

Friday 14.11.2025 from 10am-4pm

Saturday 15.11.2025 10am-13pm

FAMU KSS Room 311

Deadline: 13.11.

Assignement: 2 credits

Capacity: 10 students

Optional for: Katedra střihové skladby FAMU (2. – 5. ročník) / Montage I II III (doporučeno pro CAS, Herní design, KK atd.)

Language of teaching: Angličtina/ English (v případě jednotlivých dotazů může být i čeština)

Supervised by tutor, the students will be systematically learning about the work and duties of an VFX Editor on the example of the AcademyAward winning “All Quiet on the Western Front”. There will be practical examples and editing project open.

Learning outcomes

Identification of the work of an VFX Editor and specific tasks on the project

Prerequisites and other requirements

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Literature

The VES Handbook of Visual Effects: Industry Standard VFX Practices and Procedures

Chapter 6 - Page 413 - 473 (recommended)

The Filmmakers guide to visual effects - Eran Dinur - Chapter 9 - Page158-174 (recomended)

Filmography: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0700125/

Evaluation methods and criteria

80% participation

Note

Andrea Pugner studied editing at FAMU from 1996 to 2001 and participated in international co-productions at Barrandov Studio, such as Oliver Twist (2005, dir. Roman Polanski). Since 2005, she has been living and working in Berlin. She works as an editor and VFX editor (her first film as a VFX editor was The International (2009, dir. Tom Tykwer).

Contact: Tomáš Doruška, email: tomas.doruska@famu.cz

Further information

This course is an elective for all students of this school

Schedule for winter semester 2025/2026:

Date Day Time Tutor Location Notes No. of paralel
14.11.2025 10:00–16:00 Tomáš DORUŠKA Room No. 311
Lažanský palác		 parallel1
15.11.2025 10:00–13:00 Tomáš DORUŠKA Room No. 311
Lažanský palác		 parallel1

Schedule for summer semester 2025/2026:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans