Lynda- Documentary Editing with Avid Media Compose torrent

Documentary Editing with Avid Media Composer
3h 16m Intermediate Sep 26, 2012


This course shows how to build a polished documentary using Avid Media Composer and a few essential editing techniques. Author Ashley Kennedy demonstrates documentary editing in a real-world project, breaking down the process into a series of manageable steps and milestones. Discover how to define a project approach based on a client's creative brief, and then effectively review and organize the footage. Then find out how to use script-based editing methods and a wide variety of scene creation techniques to assemble a rough cut. The course also shows how to use effects to repair and enhance your footage, process client feedback, and add the film's finishing elements.

This course is part of a series that looks at Documentary Editing from the point of view of 3 different editors in 3 different editing applications. For more insight on editing documentary projects, take a look at Documentary Editing with Premiere Pro and Documentary Editing with Final Cut Pro X.
Topics include:

Interpreting a creative brief
Exploring the documentary postproduction process
Organizing footage and using searching techniques
Setting up and using digital transcripts
Building sequences and scenes to form the rough cut
Adding effects to repair and enhance footage
Fine-tuning the sequence to reach picture lock
Receiving feedback
Finishing the film with titles, color correction, and professional audio