This course introduces students to the artistic and technical platform of video editing using Adobe Premiere. The course starts with an overview of the software interface, basic editing tools, and roles of a video editor. Along with learning how to use the software, students will become familiar with editing styles and the post production work flow, through assignments and handouts provided during the course. Upon completion of the course, students will have the basic skill set to build successful and presentable sequences with video clips provided and exported to compressed video files for upload to various online mediums.
Dancyger, K. (2018). The technique of film and video editing: history, theory, and practice. Routledge.
| content serial | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: the post-production workflow |
| 2 | Characteristics of non-linear editing and main functions of video editing software |
| 3 | Introducing the editing software (Adobe Premiere): interface, panels, and key commands |
| 4 | Project settings, Importing, creating sequences, exporting |
| 5 | Working on the timeline: key tools, three-point editing, rough edit |
| 6 | Building a story and action (sequencing) |
| 7 | Visual continuity (the 5 Basic Shots) / 7th week assessment |
| 8 | Working with audio tracks: basics of sound mixing |
| 9 | Creating texts and titles |
| 10 | Key frames and Basic motion |
| 11 | Video Transitions |
| 12 | Basic audio/video effects and filters /12th week assessment |
| 13 | Green screen Editing |
| 14 | Principles of Color Correction |
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