Film & Video Editing

• Introduction to Editing    
• Theory of Editing
• Linear & Non linear tools
• Script Analysis by an Editor
• Editing Terminology
• Styles of Cutting
• Rules of Non linear Editing
• Continuity
• Parameters
• Visualization
• Editing Sound
• Music Editing
• Multitrack Editing
• Cutting on Beat off Beat
• Basic Visual FX
• Editing News
• Final Cut Studio
• Avid Express

• Introduction to Editing    
• Theory of Editing
• Linear & Non linear tools
• Script Analysis by an Editor
• Editing Terminology
• Styles of Cutting
• Rules of Non linear Editing
• Continuity
• Parameters
• Visualization
• Editing Sound
• Music Editing
• Multitrack Editing
• Cutting on Beat off Beat
• Basic Visual FX
• Editing News
• Final Cut Studio
• Avid

1. Screening & Marking in the Final Cut Pro Interface

• Launching Final Cut Pro
• Final Cut Pro Interface
• Following A Workflow
• Working With Projects
• Organizing Project Elements
• Playing Clips In The Viewer
• Navigating Clips
• Playing & Navigating a Sequence
• Marking Clips
• Saving, Hiding, & Quitting Final Cut Pro

2. Editing Clips To The Timeline

• Managing Project Elements
• Editing A Rough Cut
• Making Overwrite Edits
• Managing timeline Tracks
• Making Insert Edits
• Adding Audio Clips
• Moving Clips In The Timeline
• Creating A New Rough-Cut Version
• Using Drag & Drop Editing
• Changing The volume Of The Edited Clips
• Saving & Quitting

3. Finishing The Rough Cut

• Preparing The Project
• Adding Cutaways
• Editing To Narration
• Editing To Music
• Copying, Cutting, Pasting & positioning

4. Trimming To Refine Clip Duration

• Preparing A Project For Trimming
• Trimming Overview
• Rippling Edit Points
• Rippling in the Viewer & By The Numbers
• Trimming On The V2 Track
• Trimming One Track Of A linked Clip

​​​​​​​5. Trimming & Adjusting Two Edit Points

• Preparing Your Sequence
• Trimming Two Edit Points
• Slipping One Clip
• Rolling Two Edit Points
• Sliding Clips To Refine Position
• Dragging Clips To New Locations
• Keeping Linked Clips In Sync

6. Refining The Edit Process

• Preparing the Project
• Creating Subclips
• Adding markers To Clips
• Story board Editing
• Replacing Edits
• Using Multicamera Editing

7. Supporting The Editing Process

• Reconnecting Media
• Playing multiple Formats
• Working With Master Clips
• Logging Information In Browser Columns
• Finding & labeling Project Items
• Customizing Shortcut Keys & Button Bars
• Saving & Loading Layouts
• Optimizing User Preferences

8. Capturing Footage

• Connecting Sources For Capture
• Creating A New Project For Capturing
• Previewing & Marking Your Source
• Logging Your Clips
• Choosing Clips Settings
• Choosing Capture Settings
• Choosing Capture Options
• Setting Capture Preferences
• Acquiring Other Media

9. Applying Transitions

• Evaluating Project Needs
• Understanding Transitions
• Viewing transition Options
• Applying Transitions
• Modifying & Copying Transitions
• Using The Transition Editor
• Changing Transition Parameters
• Previewing & Rendering Effects

10. Mixing Audio Tracks

• Preparing the Project For Mixing
• Editing & Organizing Audio Effects
• Monitoring & Adjusting Audio Levels
• Applying Transitions To Fade Volume
• Setting Key frames To Change Volume
• Using The Audio Mixer
• Recording A Narration Track
• Importing CD Tracks

11. Creating Titles

• Preparing A Project For Titles
• Working With Video Generators
• Adding A Lower Third
• Applying A Boris Title
• Creating A Credit Roll
• Adding Mattes & Other Generated Items
• Building A Composite Opening Title
• Using master Templates
• Working With Graphics

12. Changing Motion Properties

• Evaluating A project
• Changing Speed Properties
• Creating A freeze Frame
• Changing Clip Size & Position
• Building A Split Screen
• Animating Motion parameters

13. Applying Filters

• Evaluating A project For Effects
• Applying & Viewing Video Filters
• Viewing & Modifying Filter Parameters
• Applying Audio Filters
• Using A Color Correction Filter
• Animating Filters

14. Finishing & Outputting

• Preparing The Project For Finishing
• Detecting Audio Peaks
• Adjusting Video levels For Broadcast
• Exporting QuickTime Files
• Outputting To Tape
• Making A Timecode Window Burn
• Backing Up Projects
• Lesson Review

1: Exploring the Interface

• Following a workflow
• Opening Final Cut Pro X
• Exploring the Final Cut Pro Interface
• Using Menus, Shortcuts, and the Mouse
• Viewing & Sorting Events
• Skimming Clips & Changing Views
• Working in the Project Library
• Viewing Projects in the Timeline
• Take 2
• Editor’s Cut
• Hiding & Closing Final Cut Pro

2: Importing

• 1. Importing Media into an Event
• Importing Folders as Keyword Collections
• Analyzing & Correcting Imported Clips
• Importing from a Camera
• Importing from the finder
• Importing from other Applications
• Editor’s Cut

3. Organizing Clips in an Event

• Using Metadata to Customize an Event
• Adding keywords to Clips
• Assigning Multiple Keywords to Clips
• Take 2
• Applying Keywords to a Clip Range
• Rating, Sorting, And Searching Clips
• Take2
• Creating Smart Collections
• Editor’s Cut

4. Building The Rough Cut

• Creating a new project
• Screening & Marking Clips
• Appending Clips in the Timeline
• Viewing and Arranging Clips in the Magnetic Timeline
• Inserting Clips into the Primary Storyline
• Take2
• Changing Edited Clips
• Tracking Changes
• Connecting Clips to the Primary Storyline
• Editor’s Cut
• Closing Your Project

5. Finishing The Rough Cut

• Adding Markers to a Project
• Connecting Clips to the Primary Storyline
• Take2
• Overwriting and Replacing Clips
• Auditioning Clips in the Project
• Working with Storylines
• Editor’s Cut

6. Fine – Tuming the Rough Cut

• Duplicating a Project
• Removing Clip Selections and Adding Gaps
• Take 2
• Understanding Trimming
• Applying the Trim Tool
• Trimming with Precision
• Take2
• Editors Cut

7. Applying Transitions

• Preparing for Transitions
• Applying a Video Transition
• Take2
• Using the Transitions Browser
• Take2
• Modifying Transitions
• Changing Transition Parameters in the inspector
• Adding Transitions to Other Storylines and Compound Clips
• Take2
• Exploring Audio Transitions
• Editors Cut

8. Working with Sound

• Monitoring and Adjusting Audio in the Timeline
• Adding Music and Sound Effects
• Adjusting Levels in the Audio Inspector
• Take2
• Creating Audio Fades
• Recording Voiceovers
• Correcting Problem Audio
• Editor’s Cut

9. Working with Titles, Generators, and Themes

• Using the Titles Browser
• Adding a Lower Third
• Take2
• Modifying Titles
• Take2
• Adding Bumpers and Credit
• Working with Video Generators
• Take2
• Using Themes
• Take2
• Editor’s Cut

10. Retiming and Transforming Clips

• Understanding motion Properties
• Changing Clip Speed
• Take2
• Creating Holds and Variable Speed Segments
• Applying Preset Speed Effects
• Take2
• Transforming an Image
• Cropping an Image
• Adding the Ken Burns Effect
• Take2
• Creating Keyboard Shortcuts
• Editor’s Cut

11. Applying Effects and Enhancing Color

• Applying Video Effects
• Modifying Effect Parameters
• Take2
• Auditioning and Animating Effect
• Take2
• Applying Audio Effects
• Take2
• Enhancing Color in Final Cut Pro

12. EXPORTING and Sharing Your Project

• Preparing a project for exporting and sharing
• Exporting a Movie File
• Publishing a Project to Apple Devices
• Publishing a Project to Video Sharing Sites
• Take2
• Exporting an Image from your Project
• Take2
• Exporting for Blue-ray Disc,DVD, or Disk Image
• Backing up Projects and Events
• Editor’s Cut
• Lesson Review

Cut
A visual transition created in editing in which one shot is instantaneously replaced on screen by another.

Continuity editing
Editing that creates action that flows smoothly across shots and scenes without jarring visual inconsistencies. Establishes a sense of story for the viewer.

Cross cutting
Cutting back and forth quickly between two or more lines of action, indicating they are happening simultaneously.

Dissolve
A gradual scene transition. The editor overlaps the end of one shot with the beginning of the next one.

Editing
The work of selecting and joining together shots to create a finished film.

Errors of continuity
Disruptions in the flow of a scene, such as a failure to match action or the placement of props across shots.

Establishing shot
A shot, normally taken from a great distance or from a "bird's eye view," that establishes where the action is about to occur.

Eyelines match
The matching of eyelines between two or more characters. For example, if Sam looks to the right in shot A, Jean will look to the left in shot B. This establishes a relationship of proximity and continuity.

Fade
A visual transition between shots or scenes that appears on screen as a brief interval with no picture. The editor fades one shot to black and then fades in the next. Often used to indicate a change in time and place.

Final cut
The finished edit of a film, approved by the director and the producer. This is what the audience sees.

Iris
Visible on screen as a circle closing down over or opening up on a shot. Seldom used in contemporary film, but common during the silent era of Hollywood films.

Jump cut
A cut that creates a lack of continuity by leaving out parts of the action.

Matched cut
A cut joining two shots whose compositional elements match, helping to establish strong continuity of action.

Montage
Scenes whose emotional impact and visual design are achieved through the editing together of many brief shots. The shower scene from Psycho is an example of montage editing.

Rough cut
The editor's first pass at assembling the shots into a film, before tightening and polishing occurs.

Sequence shot
A long take that extends for an entire scene or sequence. It is composed of only one shot with no editing.

Shot reverse shot cutting
Usually used for conversation scenes, this technique alternates between over-the-shoulder shots showing each character speaking.

Wipe
Visible on screen as a bar travelling across the frame pushing one shot off and pulling the next shot into place. Rarely used in contemporary film, but common in films from the 1930s and 1940s