Course
code MD422
credit_hours 3
title Editing for the media
arbic title
prequisites MD414
credit hours 3
Description/Outcomes This course is designed to cover the operation of computerized digital, nonlinear editing techniques and linear online edit sessions. Students learn how to operate desktop, non-linear digital editors to create various forms of video for education, entertainment, and special events, commercial and industrial applications. The course focuses on the practicalities and aesthetics of editing so that students can put their best film forward. This course is designed to demystify editing and the post production process so they can complete their film, pictures or video during or following the course. Representatives from various related fields may be invited to speak.
arabic Description/Outcomes
objectives By the end of the term, students should be able to:rn• Demonstrate familiarity with editing terms and fundamentals and prepare footage for editing their project on a digital editing system or on film.rn• Learn how to edit films, audio videos, digital video, pictures . rn• Gain hands-on experience to foster basic editing skills performance.rn• Begin editing their project, aiming for a finished "First Cut."rn• Edit their project: make an overlap, cut in a reaction, work with mismatches, finesse the pacing of a scene, and address action, dialog, and montage scenes.rn• Provide a demonstration of non-linear editing equipment, including editing a video sequence to synchronize to a musical or narrated sound track.rn•Combine technical competence with their imagination and creativity through created projects.rn• Develop an understanding of the importance of time management, cooperation technical capabilities of production/editing personnel.rn• Introduction to the animation methods and techniques.rn• Demonstrate a working knowledge of post finishing processes: Digital play out, tape online, film negative cut, DVD authoring, and Digital Intermediate.rn
arabic objectives
ref. books -Peter, W. (2007), “Digital Video Editing,” 2nd edition, the Crowood Press Ltdrn-Roger, D.(2006), “PC Audio Editing with Adobe Audition 2.0. : Broadcast, desktop and CD audio production, ” Kindle edition, Focal Pressrnrn-Chris, P.(2003), “Complete Animation Course, ”Barrons Educational Series, Incrn
arabic ref. books
textbook Browne, S.E. (2002), “Video editing: Post Production Primer,” 4th edition, Elsevier Science, USA
arabic textbook
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content set
Course Content
content serial Description
1 What makes a good editor
2 Non linear editing
3 The linear On-line edit session
4 Film Editing
5 Digital Video Editing
6 Editing Pictures
7 7th week exam ( Project Presentation )
8 Audio Video Editing
9 Introduction to Digital Compositing
10 Editing Workshop
11 Animation Special effects
12 12th week exam- Project Presentation
13 Animation techniques
14 Complete successful animation methods
15 Discussion for the final project
16 Final Project Presentation