Editing - Fundamental Concepts
Course Duration One day
Course Outline
Want to get into editing? Need a clear and informed intro to how the world of editing works, from start to finish? This course, ideal for newcomers to professional editing, gives a comprehensive and current view of the whole post-production process and the editors job, covering everything from metadata, managing rushes and ingest, to preparing for tape output or file export. Save time, money and effort by working efficiently and using recognised methods. The hands-on session also provides a useful introduction to the editing interface. In the course of a single day, it will give you a solid grounding in the concepts and terminology of NLE, from off to online.
Topics Covered
- Offline/online or direct on-line workflow
- Ingest tape and file-based formats
- High Definition formats explained
- Using a database for shot logging
- Understanding shot naming conventions
- Structuring an edit
- Short, focussed editing exercises exploring cutting convention and solutions
- Design considerations for titles and effects
- Outputting for broadcast finishing
- Preparing for audio dub
- Conforming using various file transfer formats e.g. OMFI, AAF, EDL.
- Outputting for DVD or the Web.
This course is aimed at
An ideal foundation to prepare for further Avid or Final Cut Pro training and essential for people directing editors or managing edits.
Price: £205
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