Whether you are an aspiring video editor or filmmaker, video artist, journalist, photographer or combination of the five, chances are you have crossed paths with Final Cut Pro and wished you knew your way around this powerful and creative editing tool. Here is your chance to establish such a foundation, allowing you the freedom and flexibility to tend to your own creative pursuits. This two day, hands-on course introduces students to the primary feature set and basic interface of Final Cut Pro. In this course you will learn to perform basic editing functions while familiarizing yourself with the user interface. Topics include basic setup, adjusting and customizing preferences and settings, capturing video and audio, various editing and trimming techniques, Ripple, Roll, Slip and Slide tools, applying & modifying transitions and filters, title creation, audio editing, basic color correction and final output. 2-Day Intensive Classes: October 28th & 29th (10:00am - 5:00pm) Location: Classes are being hosted by Showbiz Software in the New York Store location Conference Room. 19 West 21 Street Ground Floor, New York, NY 10010. 646.829.0700 Payment Details: Computers are available for an extra charge of $40 for the entire class time. If needed, please reserve computer at time of registration. INSTRUCTOR: Stefanie Dworkin is an Apple Certified Final Cut Pro Instructor, Editor, and Photographer. Selected editorial credits can be viewed on IMDB.com. Stefanie is a member of the Motion Pictures Editor’s Guild and New York Women in Film and Television. She is available to teach group and individuals as well as specific Final Cut Pro training for Avid Editors. Stefanie can be reached at sdworkin@mac.com STUDENT TESTIMONIALS: “With a creative innovator like Stefanie Dworkin teaching you the 'ins and outs,' you'll be amazed at what you can do frame by frame....The huge sense of accomplishment you feel at the end of each class speaks for itself....Overall, a truly SUPERB class!!" Julia Myers-Bartley, TV Reporter “I came from a fairly tech-phobic background and found that Ms. Dworkin instilled confidence through her clarity and ease working with Final Cut Pro-- showing me ways to problem solve based on my instincts while navigating the program....I highly recommend this class to anyone seeking to get acquainted with Final Cut Pro or sharpen their skills!” Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, Actress/Filmmaker
COURSE OUTLINE Day 1: Overview of Final Cut Pro 6, Capturing, Importing and Editing a Rough Cut Launching Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Pro’s Interface, Nonlinear Editing & Workflow Process, Working with Projects, Organizing Media Elements, Playing Clips in Viewer, Navigating Clips and Sequences, Marking Clips, Saving, Quitting and Hiding Final Cut Pro. Creating a New Project for Capturing, Previewing and Marking Source Material, Logging Clips, Choosing Clip Settings, Choosing Capture Settings, Choosing Capturing Options, Setting Capture Preferences and Acquiring other Media such as Graphics and Audio. Logging Information in Browser, Creating Subclips, Editing a Rough Cut, 3 Point Edit, Making Overwrite and Insert edits, Managing Time line Tracks, Adding Audio Clips, Moving Clips in the Timeline, Drag and Drop Editing, Importing Tracks from a CD. Day 2: Editing a Fine Cut, Final Preparation, Outputting to Tape & Digital Media Trimming, Ripple Edit, Slipping and Sliding. Dragging Clips to a New Location and Keeping Linked Clips in Sync. Viewing Transition Options, Modifying, Applying and Copying Transitions. Using the Transition Editor, Changing the Transition Parameters, Previewing and Rendering Effects. Applying and Viewing Filters, Viewing and Modifying Filter Parameters, Using the Color Correction Filter and Animating Filters. Changing Speed Properties, Creating a Freeze Frame, Changing Clip Size and Position, Building a Split Screen and Animating Motion Parameters. Monitoring and Adjusting Audio Levels, Applying Transitions to Fade Volume, Setting Keyframe to Change Volume, Using the Audio Mixer. Working with Video Generators, Adding a Lower Third, Creating a Title. Detecting Audio Peaks, Understanding File Formats, Exporting Quicktime Files for DVDs & the Web, Outputting to Tape and Backing Up Projects.
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