Develop new skills without breaking the bank.
 
         

 

 
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9am - 7pm (Monday - Saturday)

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This course is aimed not just at teaching students how to press buttons, but also provides the valuable hands-on experience required to work in the Film and TV Industries, from scriptwriting to storyboarding through to camera work and editing.
 
 
 
 
 
Topics include  
Rates from £90 per full day training

 

Day 1
Pre Production
Types of shots, Screenwriting, Storyboards, Compositing Shots, Camera Angles, Point of View, The Pan, The Tracking Shot, Call Sheets.
Editing in Final Cut Pro
Launching Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Pro Interface, Following a Workflow, Starting a Project, Importing Clips, Navigating Clips, Marking and Editing Clips, Playing and Navigating a Sequence, Organizing Project Elements, Saving, Hiding and Quitting Final Cut Pro.
Building the Rough Cut
Working with Projects, Editing a Rough Cut, Making Overwrite Edits, Managing Timeline Tracks, Making Insert Edits, Editing Audio Clips, Moving Clips in the Timeline, Creating a New Version, Drag-and-Drop Editing and Changing the Volume of Edited Clips.
Finishing the Rough Cut
Adding Cutaways, Editing to Narration, Editing to Music, Copying, Cutting, Pasting, and Positioning Clips, Screening and Sharing a Sequence.
Trimming Clip Duration
Understanding Trimming, Rippling Edit Points, Rippling in the Viewer and by Numbers, Trimming Clips on the V2 Track and Trimming One Track of a Linked Clip.
Refining Edit Points
Trimming Two Edit Points, Slipping One Clip, Rolling Two Edit Points, Sliding Clips to Refine Position, Dragging Clips to New Locations and Keeping Linked Clips in Sync
 
Day 2
Refining the Edit Process
Understanding Trimming, Rippling Edit Points, Rippling in the Viewer and by Numbers, Trimming Clips on the V2 Track and Trimming One Track of a Linked Clip.
Customizing Final Cut Pro
Reconnecting Media, Working with Mixed Format Sequences, Working with Master Clips, Logging Information in Browser Columns, Finding Project Items, Customizing Shortcut Keys and Button Bars, Saving and Loading Layouts and Optimizing User Preferences
Capturing & Transferring Footage
Connecting Sources for Capture, Choosing Preset Format Settings, Previewing and Marking Your Source, Logging Clips, Choosing Clip Settings, Choosing Capture Settings, Choosing Capturing Options, Setting Capture Preferences and Transferring Files from Tapeless Sources.
Applying Transitions
Evaluating the Project, Understanding Transitions, Viewing Transition Options, Applying Transitions, Modifying and Copying Transitions, Using the Transition Editor, Changing Transition Parameters, Previewing and Rendering Effects.
Mixing Audio Tracks
Preparing the Project for Mixing, Organizing and Editing Audio Effects, Monitoring and Adjusting Audio Levels, Applying Transitions to Fade Volume, Setting Keyframes to Change Volume, Using the Audio Mixer, Recording a Narration Track and Importing Audio Files.
 
Day 3
Creating Titles
Working with Video Generators, Adding a Lower Third, Applying a Boris Title, Adding Mattes, Effects and Still Images, Creating a Credit Roll and Using Master Templates
Changing Motion Properties
Entering Speed Changes, Using the Speed Tool, Creating a Freeze Frame, Changing Motion Parameters, and Animating Motion Parameters.
Applying Filters
Applying and Viewing Video Filters, Viewing and Modifying Filter Parameters, Applying Audio Filters, Using a Color Correction Filter and Animating Filters.
Finishing and Outputting
Detecting Audio Peaks, Adjusting Video Levels for Broadcast, Sharing Clips and Sequences, Exporting a QuickTime Movie, Using Other Export Options, Exporting a Still Frame, Outputting to Tape, Making a Timecode Window Burn and Backing Up Projects.

 

In this course
you will

• Cut a scene from a short film.
• Create a promo.
• Work on high definition footage of a model on a green screen.
• Edit a segment of an interview, utilising filters and effects.
• Automated multicam editing.

 

Who should attend
This class is designed for anyone seeking roles working in editing professional quality video with Final Cut Pro, who prefers hands-on and interactive instruction..

 

 
Learn how to:
  • capture/import footage from our Sony Z1 broadcast camera;
    You will be taken from the most basic level to more
    advanced editing techniques, and will be taught
    how to speed up your work using the most common shortcuts.
  • use colour correction;
  • fix sound levels;
  • set up and manage your projects;
  • output projects onto a different range of video formats;
  • and much more.

     
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