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Do you have a cinematic eye, a feel for timing, and a passion for sound? In this programme, you’ll learn to combine creativity and technical skill to shape the form and impact of a film. You will bring images and sounds to life, direct emotions, and turn a director’s vision into a memorable cinematic story.

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Timing is everything

As an editor, you decide if a story makes a lasting impression. You manipulate time, rhythm, and tension. How do you build a scene? Which takes do you select, and how do you combine them for maximum narrative and dramatic effect? In this programme, you’ll master key editing decisions, from smooth shot transitions to balancing image and sound. Developing an eye for detail and precision will help you create logical and compelling narratives. You’ll also learn how rhythm and timing heighten emotions and engage audiences.

Technique and storytelling

Editing is far more than cutting and splicing. You will gain hands-on experience with editing software and the technical foundations of post-production. But just as importantly, you’ll explore how to evoke emotion and captivate viewers. How do you adjust pacing for tension? How do music and sound create atmosphere? You’ll cultivate a personal style, thinking critically about structure, tempo, rhythm, music, and sound design. The programme encourages experimentation and refines your artistic vision, turning you into a powerful storyteller who combines technical prowess with creativity.

Collaboration and Communication

Editing is a collaborative art. You’ll work closely with directors and producers to realise their creative vision. In documentary filmmaking, where the story often emerges during editing, your role is pivotal. You shape narratives that move and inspire. Throughout the programme, you’ll collaborate with students in directing, production, cinematography, and sound design, honing your communication and diplomacy skills to navigate diverse creative perspectives. By integrating your expertise with others, you’ll learn to craft impactful results.

All classes are in Dutch.

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First Year: Exploration and Orientation

The first year introduces you to the fundamentals of audiovisual storytelling. Alongside students in scriptwriting, directing, production, cinematography, and sound design, you’ll engage in collaborative fiction and documentary exercises. Courses in art, culture, and film history will broaden your cultural foundation. You’ll also receive your first lessons in scriptwriting, directing, and production, while specific modules on editing techniques and forms lay the groundwork for your specialisation. Individual artistic research begins here.


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Second Year: Storytelling and Development

In the second year, you’ll deepen your focus on storytelling in fiction and documentary. Analysing films and studying the role of music in audiovisual storytelling will enhance your understanding of narrative power. You’ll also explore visual effects and post-production techniques. This blend of creative and technical knowledge will elevate your editing skills. Reflective courses in film analysis, cultural theory, and film history will expand your intellectual toolkit. Collaborative studio-based research with peers in Brussels will inspire creative growth, and industry professionals will guide you through practical editing exercises.

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Third Year: Refinement and Specialisation 

Building on your previous studies, the third year challenges you with advanced fiction and documentary projects. You’ll refine your personal style and vision while assuming greater responsibility for post-production workflows. Industry-based assignments will prepare you for real-world practice. You’ll work on larger projects, advance your skills in grading techniques, and deepen your technical and artistic expertise.

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Master’s Year: Your Artistic Signature

In the Master’s programme, your personal artistic vision takes centre stage. Working closely with a director, you’ll shape the editing of a film. Your master’s project is an in-depth artistic exploration of form and content in audiovisual storytelling. This final piece is your opportunity to demonstrate your talent and prepare for a successful career in the audiovisual industry.

Your programme

If you want detailed info on the subjects (assessment, examination formats...), please visit our study guide where you can find all ECTS sheets of our programmes.

Admission Test

To start this programme, you must first pass an artistic admission test. The admission test consists of three parts: a dossier, an intake or selection interview and a workshop week. Read more about the admission tests here.

Quality education

Erasmushogeschool Brussel pursues quality education and continuously develops its programmes to meet (inter)national quality standards. EhB puts maximum effort into developing a culture of quality and uses its own quality direction as a foundation for quality education.

Various instruments guarantee the strengthening and safeguarding of the educational quality of this programme:

  • In 2024 external peers assessed the quality of this programme. Read the full peer review .
  • The Board of Governors of EhB decided to validate this programme for the period 2024 to 2030 in the  validation sheet.
  • The quality file provides an overview of the strengths and growth opportunities of this programme.


The Flemish government's opleiding in cijfers website provides information on the profile of this programme such as who follows this programme, how long students take to obtain their degree, etc.

Read more about quality assurance within EhB.