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FCP 300: Final Cut Pro 7 Advanced Editing


Course Description

This three-day, hands-on course teaches students hard-to-find advanced editing and finishing techniques. Learn how to create polished transitions, fix screen direction errors, edit multi-camera projects, work with nested sequences, create fantastic effects use filters creatively and composite like a pro. This course also covers advanced workflows for managing media and working with film.

 

Who Should Attend?

This class is designed for proficient Final Cut Pro editors who want to develop a fuller set of professional editing and finishing skills.

All students receive the Apple course book Final Cut Pro 7: Advanced Editing by Michael Wohl. There is a maximum of eight students in each class, and each student works at his or her own editing system.

 

What You Will Learn

* Asymmetrical Trimming and Advanced Trim edit window techniques
* Multicamera Editing
* Variable speed and slow-motion techniques
* Nesting sequences and rendering settings
* Working with filters
* Finishing and final output

 

Course Cost

$1100

 

Prerequisites

Students must have completed one of the following prerequisites: FCP 101, FCP 200, The Six-week Art of Editing Course, or have been working with Final Cut Pro for over one year. They must also be Level 1 End User certified in Final Cut Pro.

 

Certification

FCP 300 students who wish to be recognized by Apple as an Apple-Certified Pro have the option to take the Final Cut Pro 7 Level 2 End User Exam, free of charge, on the last day of class, from 5pm to 7pm. Students who are interested in Certification but do not wish to take the Exam on Sunday may register to take the exam during any one regularly scheduled Certification testing date and pay the associated course fee.

As an Apple-Certified Pro, you will have the ability to differentiate yourself to employers and colleagues as a highly skilled user of Final Cut Pro. You will receive a certificate from Apple distinguishing you as an Apple-Certified Pro, and you will have the right to use the Apple Certified Pro logo.

Schedule

FCP 300 is taught Friday, Saturday and Sunday OR Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

 

Class Dates in 2010

January 9-11, 2010 (Sat-Mon)

June 19-21, 2010 (Sat-Mon)

September 25-27, 2010 (Sat-Mon)

November 16-18, 2010 (Tue-Thurs)

 

Discounts

Students who have completed FCP 200 are eligible to receive 10% off the FCP 300 course fee if taken within a year of initial class. Students who have completed FCP 300: Final Cut Pro 7 Advanced Editing are eligible to receive a 10% discount off the Six-week Art of Editing Course.

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Lesson Outline from

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Topic Description
Overview of Editing Basics Review of Basic Editing Techniques, 3-point Editing Rule and Track Targetting
Lesson 2
Advanced Editing Techniques
Smart Clip Loading, Using Match Frame, Using Replace Edit and Ganging Playheads
Lesson 3
Trimming Basics
Basic Rippling, Basic Rolling, Extend Edit, and Splitting Edits
Lesson 4
Advanced Trimming
Trimming from the Keyboard, Trim Edit Window, Dynamic Trimming, Multitrack Trimming and Assymetrical Trimming
Lesson 5
Audio Editing
Adjusting Levels on the Fly, Adjust Levels Dialog, Applying Normalization Gain, Using Audio Filters, Sending to Soundtrack Pro, and Using the Audio Mixer Window
Lesson 6
Multicam Editing
Basic Multicamera Edits, Working with Multiple Angles, Editing Audio and Video Separately, Collapsing and Uncollapsing Multiclips, Match-framing Multiclips, Applying Effects to Multiclips and Multiclips and External Video
Lesson 7
Compositing in Final Cut Pro
Basic Compositing Review, Creating Travel Mattes, Adding Graphics from a Layered Photoshop File, Keyframing Basics and Keyframing in the Timeline
Lesson 8
Mastering Filters
Customizing Filters, Understanding Filter Order, Filter Timing, Limiting Filter Effects, Creating Favoirte Filters, Hiding and showing Filter Controls and Working with Smoothcam
Lesson 9
Nesting Sequences
Understanding Nested Sequences, Using Basic Nesting, Nesting in Place, Working Around Render Order, Mixing Sequence Sizes, Nesting as an Editing Tool, Nesting Master Filters and Unnesting
Lesson 10
Preparing for Finishing
Nesting Sequences, Unnesting Sequences, Adding Widescreen mattes, Adding BITC, Managing Audio Outputs, Using the Media Manager and Exporting EDLs and XML Files
Lesson 11
Troubleshooting Tips
Fixing Screen Direction Errors, Stealing Audio from Another Shot, and Removing a Boom
Lesson 12
Outputting
Sharing to Apple Devices, Sharing to DVD and Blu Ray, Sharing for the Web, Using Compressor, Outputting Audio, Exporting Still Frames and Exporting QuickTime Movies

 
   
   
   



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