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Creative Editing
Filmbase Editing Workshop
3 Weeks
A three-week intensive workshop where students undertake a combination of three courses: Final Cut Pro 200 (Level 1), Final Cut Pro 300 (Level 2) and Craft of Documentary Editing. Students will learn all there is to know about Final Cut Pro 7 through Apple Authorized Training while also putting these practical skills into use through the editing of a short documentary with award winning documentary filmmaker & editor Sé Merry Doyle.
Course Outline:
- FCP 200 - Comprehensive Study of Final Cut Pro: This five day, hands-on course starts with basic video editing techniques and works all the way through Final Cut Pro's powerful advanced features. Learn to mark and edit clips, mix sound, add titles, create transitions, apply filters, and more.
- FCP 300: Advanced Editing in Final Cut Pro - This three-day hands-on course teaches students hard-to-find advanced editing and finishing techniques. Learn how to create polished transitions, fix screen direction errors, edit multi-camera projects, work with nested sequences, create fantastic effects use filters creatively and composite like a pro.
- Craft of Documentary Editing - This Filmbase / Loopline course will introduce the students to the grammar of documentary editing. After a day focused on editing techniques and the combination of the elements of a documentary, each student will be asked to capture and cut a short documentary under the supervision of director / editor Sé Merry Doyle.
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Cost: €1300 / €1200 Early Bird discount if paid in full be 1st July
Deposit: €300
Dates: 3 - 24 Aug
Venue: Filmbase
Music Video Editing Workshop
2 Weekends
This new Filmbase course will introduce the students to the grammar of music video editing.
After a debate on editing styles and techniques, each student will be asked to capture and cut a version of a music video by The Blizzards.
The process, supervised by the music video director, John Kennedy and by a Final Cut Pro 6 certified trainer, will end with the screening of the final results and a Q & A session.
Course Outline:
- (Day 1) Meet and greet, Explanation of the process and treatment, View rushes of the music video, Start capturing
- (Day 2) Log and Capture, Organisation of the project, Start to build the sequence
- (Day 3) Editing, Review edits to date
- (Day 4) Refining the sequence, Screening, Feedback with Tony Kearns
Students should have the following knowledge prior to attending the course:
- Basic experience using Final Cut Pro
Trainer: John Kennedy, a visual effects artist with Windmill Lane and a founder member of the directing collective Heroes For Zeroes.
Special Guest: Tony Kearns, editor of the music video by The Blizzards as well as music videos by Radiohead, U2, Chemical Brothers, Artic Monkeys, Coldplay and many more.
Cost: €580 waged / €550 unwaged
Deposit: €200
Dates: TBC
Time: 10.30am - 5pm
Craft of Documentary Editing
2 Weekends
This new Filmbase/Loopline course will introduce the students to the grammar of documentary editing. After a day focused on editing techniques and the combination of the elements of a documentary, each student will be asked to capture and cut a different short documentary. The process, supervised by a multi-award winning documentary director/editor and by a Final Cut Pro 6 certified trainer, will end with the screening of the final results and a Q & A session.
Course Outline:
- (Day 1) Lecture on Documentary Editing and an introduction to the editing assignments
- (Day 2) Overview of Final Cut Pro and the log and capture process, some technical tips for the edit and building a sequence
- (Day 3) Creating the rough cut followed by a review of each cut
- (Day 4) Refining the cut followed by a screening and discussion
Students should have the following knowledge prior to attending the course:
- Understanding of documentary filmmaking
- Basic experience using Final Cut Pro
- It is preferable if the student has attended the Documentary Foundation Course in Filmbase
Cost: €580 waged / €550 unwaged
Deposit: €200
Dates: To be confirmed
Trainers: Sé Merry Doyle and Alessandro Molatore
To register your interest in this course, email alessandro@filmbase.ie
More Information:
For more information please contact Alessandro by email on alessandro@filmbase.ie or on 01 881 5114
Payment/Booking:
VISA, MasterCard, Laser, company or personal cheque, cash (all in Euros) are all acceptable terms of payment.
To book a place on any of these courses please contact Filmbase reception in person or call on 01 679 6716.
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