FILM 131 - Digital Video Editing I (3 credits)
Santa Fe Community College
Summer 2010
Week 1
Monday, June 7
Log and Load -log into computers and load tutorials
Intros, review syllabus
and schedule
Editing Bays and other notices - Monique Notes
How to Format and Partitian a drive in Mac OSX
homework: Worksheet 1 video dome job description
Note: June 9 last day to change schedule or register.
Wednesday, June 9
email addresses list
Note: here is the recommended FCP turorial guy on YT
Classroom and tutoring schedules outside 606
Shooting Composition
Video Editing Terms 2
Storyboard Examples
Shooting Storyboard
form groups for next weeks PSA (3-4 people each)
Lesson 1: Screening and Marking
in FCP Interface (90 min)
homework: Worksheet 2
Sony A1U Basics
Sony HVR-A1U
Group Planning for PSA
- storyboard, props, etc.
Week 2
Monday, June 14
Camera Basics and logging your shots
In-camera PSA editing project
homework: N/A
Wednesday, June 16
more editing terms
THE CUTTING EDGE: the magic of movie editing (pt1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u69hc-54eU
THE CUTTING EDGE: the magic of movie editing (pt2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwtX4Pgkv3s
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7TAw9NI6T4
Lesson 2: Editing Clips to the Timeline (90 min)
homework: Worksheet 3
FCP Shortcuts
Bring in an example of an edit you like - can be on dvd, youtube, or an mov clip. Must know the timecode of where the edit is to present to the class.
Note: June 18, last day to to drop w/o a grade and obtain a refund.
Week 3
Monday, June 21
Review editing clip examples (students)
Semester Project
Lesson 3: Finishing the Rough Cut
(90 min)
homework: Worksheet 4
How to Capture in the Editing Bay
Wednesday, June 23
Review Editing Bays
Finish Lesson 3
homework: what is your project?
Week 4
Monday, June 28
How to Pitch
Each student MUST do a 3 minute pitch on their project. Adding visual a+
How to do a papercut or digital storyboard
to capture desktop Command + Shift + 3 = saved picture to desktop
Assignment MUST contain: clips or text that = duration of the assignment.
Lesson 4: Trimming to Refine Clip Duration (60 min)
homework: Worksheet 5
Prepare your pitch
Wednesday, June 30
Student Pitch Projects
Lesson 5: Trimming and Adjusting Two Edit Points (60 min)
homework: Worksheet 6
Shoot your project
Note: July 2, deadline to change audit/credit status.
Week 5
Monday, July 5 - NO CLASS
Wednesday, July 7
How to compress for the web and upload to Youtube
Lesson 6: Refining the Editing Process (90 min)
homework:
Chapter 9 & 11 - just read, no worksheet!
Week 6
Monday,
July 12
Papercut/Storyboard due
How to Compress and Upload to YouTube
Lesson 9: Applying Transitions (60 min)
YouTube (basic transitions)
find your own
YouTube tutotorial "FCP tutorial transitions"
Lesson 11: Creating Titles (90 min)
YouTube (basic title)
find your own
YouTube tutotorial "FCP tutorial title"
homework: Worksheet 10
Wednesday, July 14
Rough cuts due (on Youtube)
Lesson 10: Mixing Audio Tracks (75 min)
homework: Chapter 7 - read
Worksheet 12
Review all class YouTube videos and leave feedback for each. Must have your name in each comment.
Week 7
Monday, July 19
Lesson 7: Supporting the Editing Process (90 min)
Lesson 12: Changing Motion Properties (75 min)
homework: Read Chapter 13
Wednesday, July 21
DVD Studio Pro First Play
Lesson 13: Applying Filters (60 min)
homework: Read Chapter 14
Note: July 23, Deadline to withdrawal from classes.
Week 8
Monday, July 26
WORK DAY
- Optional one-on-one with instructor by appointment.(during regular class hours only).
Wednesday, July 28
review final projects
Tips for Shooting with they Sony HVR-A1U
The biggest weakness it shares with its big brother: the high compression HDV format with long 15-frame GOP MPEG-2 encoding. A pain to edit, drop-out prone (requires the use of Sony's high-end Digital Master videocassette to avoid drop-outs which in MPEG span several frames within a GOP).
Digital Video Recorder
If you are tired of capturing tape and have the money for this, it would be worth it. There are other brands and models out there as well.
Canon Firestore FS-4 Pro 100GB Domestic SD Recorder
Product Description:
Weighing about one pound and only 1.5 inches thick, Focus FS-4 HD and FS-4Pro HDPortable DTE Recorders bring Direct To Edit Technology to your DV or HDV handheld camcorder. Whether mounted directly to your camcorder or clipped to your belt, the FS-4 is designed to excel in the field.
Featuring a comprehensive backlit display, an easy-to-use menu system, a hard drive, and a removable, rechargeable battery, the Focus FS-4 is the perfect DTE companion for DV and HDV handheld shoots. Designed for use in even the roughest conditions, the FS-4 includes a six- or ten-second (model-dependent) electronic shock cache to ensure that you never lose footage. Audio, video, timecode, and control information is passed through a single FireWire cable, allowing you to record to disk and tape simultaneously. And when recording is complete, your footage is ready to edit instantly-no capturing, file transfer, or file conversion is required. FS-4 Portable DTE Recorders are compatible with a wide range of nonlinear editing systems.
Recording Times (100GB)
DV - 7.5 hours
HDV 1080i - 7.5 hours
HDV 720p 30 - 10 hours
Data Rate Calculator. Download for Mac.
click here
Chart
How to Compress Video for the Web
1. Go to File Export > Using QuickTime Conversion
2. Click on the Options button
3. Set up similar to the image below
4. Click OK and save to the destination you want and click save.
5. If your file size is still too large, adjust size and image quality
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Capturing Video
Capturing Video On Final Cut Pro - For more amazing video clips, click here
HANDOUTS
Capturing Video Footage SD (pdf)
Note that most of the information on this document comes from the FCP User Manual. To open the manual have FCP open then go to Help > Final Cut Pro Users Manual.
Production Release Form example