2015
Lynda
Ashley Kennedy
2:54
English

Get a project-based approach to the aesthetic and technical aspects of video editing. Staff author Ashley Kennedy begins this introductory course by exploring storytelling and an editor's role in it. Using classic and contemporary examples in cinema, she examines the "grammar" of editing, showing how an editor's decisions impact emotion, meaning, and advancement of story. Then, after a short introduction to the major NLEs (nonlinear editing applications), she edits two projects: a short narrative film and a documentary-style piece with interview and B-roll. The course explores each project in a broad sense, showing proper workflow from start to finish, but draws on specific lessons from the beginning of the course.

Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files
1. Exploring Story
What is story?
What is an editor's role in the storytelling process?
Exploring the ethics of editing
2. The Grammar of Editing
Exploring coverage and shot composition
Exploring shot and lens movement
Exploring the "rules" of continuity editing
Understanding complexity editing
Exploring timing and pacing
Exploring structure and transitions
3. Exploring Nonlinear Editing Applications
How we'll be editing in this course
Understanding the similarities among all editing applications
Understanding differences between track-based editing vs. storyline-based editing
4. Editing a Short Narrative Scene
Exploring previsualization materials
Organizing the assets
Starting the edit: Continuity editing
Building the scene: Complexity editing
Refining the scene: Trimming and matching to music
Reviewing the cut
5. Editing a Short Documentary
Planning the edit
Laying the foundation
Adding music and B-roll
Refining the scene
Adjusting audio
Adding basic effects and titles
Reviewing the cut
6. Understanding Additional Post-Production Processes
A look at sound design
A look at effect design
A look at color correction
Conclusion
Next steps

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