TEXTS: Grammar of the Edit
SCHEDULE 2020
WEEK 1
Unit Introduction – Syllabus. The Invisible Art & the Role of the Editor
Lecture Overview – Why edit? What does an editor do?
The Cutting Edge – The Magic of Movie Editing – DVD
WEEK 2
Concepts - Intro/Overview of Adobe Premiere Pro Editing.
Lecture Overview - Setting up a cutting room: editing equipment and supplies. Components of a digital system. Importing and organizing footage..
Required reading before class: Grammar of the Edit – Chapters 1 & 2
WEEK 3
Concepts - Coverage and Basic Shots.
Lecture Overview - Creating sub-clips.
WEEK 4
Editing Grammar - Continuity Editing
Lecture Overview - When to Cut and Why? Five Types of Edits. Key editing techniques of the film cutting room – Pulling, editing, overlapping, trimming, rolling edit, split edit.
Required reading before class: Grammar of the Edit – Chapter 3-4
WEEK 5
Cutting for Genre: Drama & Suspense
Lecture Overview – Pacing and using long cutting for emotional effect. Key editing techniques of the film cutting room –overlapping, trimming, split edit L-cuts, J-cuts.
Required reading before class: Grammar of the Edit – Chapter 3-4
WEEK 6
Sound – The Other Half of the Story
Lecture Overview - Dialogue. Cutting dialog scenes and narration. Cutting in sounds effects and music. Preparing tracks for the mix
WEEK 7
Cutting for Genre: News & Documentary Task 1 due (March 07 @ 9:30 am)
Lecture Overview – Narration and interview editing for documentary projects. Splicing in b-roll.
Required reading before class: Handouts
WEEK 8-9 Mar. 17 & 24
Cutting different types of projects: The Music Video
WEEK 10 Mar. 31
Cutting different types of projects: The Movie Trailer
Lecture Overview - How to edit a film trailer/ Essential elements of film trailers.
TUTORIAL II
EXERCISE (due by 1:30 pm today Mar. 31)
WEEK 11 April 07
Motion Graphics I
Lecture Overview - Creating effective opening title sequences. The structure of closing credits in a film. Work on projects.
LECTURE: INTRODUCTION
EXERCISE I
EXERCISE II
LECTURE: INTRODUCTION
EXERCISE I
EXERCISE II
WEEK 12 April 14
Color Correction I
Lecture Overview - Why color correct? The effect of different color tones on an audience.
COLOUR GRADING GUIDE ICOLOUR GRADING GUIDE 2
WEEK 13 April 21
Work on projects
LECTURE: SLATING YOUR VIDEOS FOR EXPORT
EXERCISE: Create the title slates for two of your three videos and email to me by 2:00 pm. You are creating only the 5 second slate for each and sending those individually to me.
EXERCISE: Create the title slates for two of your three videos and email to me by 2:00 pm. You are creating only the 5 second slate for each and sending those individually to me.
WEEK 14
Screening of fine cuts in class. Task #2 & #3 due (April 28 no later than 2:00 pm)
WEEK 15
Students work on completing their final cuts and evaluations. Task #4 due (May 05, no later than 1:30 pm)
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