Advanced Editing Techniques in Final Cut Pro 5

This three-day course provides the most extensive must-know professional techniques for cutting dialogue scenes, action scenes, fight and chase scenes, documentaries, comedy, music videos, multi-camera projects, and more. Also covers Soundtrack Pro, audio finishing, managing clips and media, and working with film.

What you will learn:

• Working with editing dialog scenes
• Asymmetrical Trimming and Advanced Trim Edit window techniques
• Creating Dynamic Motion Effects
• Working with Motion paths and favorite effects
• Variable speed and slow motion techniques
• Nesting sequences and Rendering settings
• Composite Modes and Travel Mattes
• Audio editing and audio creation
• Film workflows and using Cinema Tools
• Finishing and final output

This course is designed for current Final Cut Pro users who wish to increase their skill level through learning advanced features and workflows.

Lesson 1: Editing Dialogue

• Learning the Language of Film
• Editing the Basic Dialogue Sequence
• Refining the Cut
• The Basis for All Editing

Lesson 2: Editing Complex Dialogue

• Editing Complex Scenes
• Building Up to the Climax
• Mixing Doing and Talking
• Finishing the Scene on Your Own

Lesson 3: Editing Action

• Telling a Story in Action
• Learning Action Fundamentals
• Cutting an Action Scene

Lesson 4: Chases and Flights

• Crafting Chilling Chases
• Creating Compelling Combat

Lesson 5: Editing Comedy

• Finding the Laughs
• Cutting Comic Dialogue
• Cutting Comic Action

Lesson 6: Editing Documentaries

• Defining Documentary
• Cutting Interviews
• Adding B-Roll
• Having Fun with B-Roll
• Expanding the Documentary Form

Lesson 7: Documenting an Event

• Construct Your Own Reality
• Constructing a Montage
• Building a Scene
• Incorporating Narration

Lesson 8: Music Videos

• Technique and Approach

Lesson 9: Multicamera Editing

• Editing Multicamera Footage
• Working with Many Angles
• Applying Effects to Multiclips

Lesson 10: Sound Editing

• Waiting Until the Picture is Locked
• Editing Dialogue
• Creating Ambiences
• Adding Sound Effects
• Designing the Sound
• Editing Music

Lesson 11: Audio Finishing

• Preparing the Sequence
• Muting and Soloing Audio Tracks
• Understanding Dialogue Levels
• Choosing a Reference Level
• Exploring the Audio Mixer
• Using Real-Time Keyframing

Lesson 12: Advanced Clip Management

• Using the Browser as a Clip Database
• Working with Timecode
• Recording to Dual Systems
• Working with 16:9
• 24p Editing Basics
• What About PAL?

Lesson 13: Managing Media

• Understanding the Relationship Between Clips and Media
• Using the Media Manager
• Working with Low vs. High-Resolution Clips

Lesson 14: Transcoding and Outputting Video

• Outputting for DVD
• Creating Video for HD DVD's
• Making Video for the Web
• Exporting Audio
• Exporting QuickTime Files
• Transcoding Video Formats

Lesson 15: Working with Film Source

• Understanding the Film-Video-Film-Workflow
• Creating the Database
• Editing a Project for Film
• Generating Lists