Television requires people with skills in video editing. Video footage from shooting “outside the studio” needs to be “cut” and assembled in the required order.

The purpose of editing is primarily to guide an audience through a sequence of events and, in the process, showing them what they want to see. In the end you've told a story, or logically traced a series of events to their conclusion.

Editing for single-camera production requires great attention to detail. Various techniques are used in editing to ensure that the finished product will be interesting, and flow in a logical progression of ideas to hold the viewer’s attention.

While holding to the basic continuity of a story, the “look” of a production can be enhanced by adding insert shots and cutaways. The finishing touch is to blend the segments together by adding music and audio effects to create the final product.

Western Academy students will learn the techniques of editing with both videotape and computer video editing.