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FCP 300: Three-day Advanced Final Cut Pro Intensive
Course Description
This three day hands-on
course is designed to provide students with must-know professional
finishing techniques such as color-correction, compositing and
animation, nesting, advanced trimming, building effects, and working
with variable speeds. Advanced project management, how to work
with different video formats, and media management are also covered.
Who Should Attend?
This class is designed
for proficient Final Cut Pro editors who want to develop a fuller
set of professional editing and finishing skills.
All students receive the Apple course book Final Cut Pro 6: Beyond
the Basics. There is a maximum of eight students in each class,
and each student works at his or her own editing system.
The course cost is $1100.
Prerequisites
Students must have
completed one of the following prerequisites: FCP 100, FCP 200,
The Six-week Art of Editing Course, or have been working with
Final Cut Pro for over one year. They must also be Level 1 End
User certified in Final Cut Pro.
Certification
FCP 300 students who wish to be recognized by Apple as an Apple-Certified
Pro have the option to take the Final Cut Pro 6 Level 2 End User
Exam, free of charge, on the last day of class, Sunday, from 5pm
to 8pm. Students who are interested in Certification but do not
wish to take the Exam on Sunday may register to take the exam
during any one regularly scheduled Level 1 Certification testing
date and pay the associated course fee.
As an Apple-Certified
Pro, you will have the ability to differentiate yourself to employers
and colleagues as a highly skilled user of Final Cut Pro. You
will receive a certificate from Apple distinguishing you as an
Apple-Certified Pro, and you will have the right to use the Apple
Certified Pro logo.
Schedule
FCP 300 is taught Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Class Dates
in 2008
September 26-28, 2008
Class Dates in 2008
February 14-16, 2009
May 1-3, 2009
August 8-10,2009
October 30 - November 1, 2009
Discounts
Students who have completed FCP 200 are eligible to receive 10% off the FCP 300 course fee if taken within a year of inital class. Students who have completed
FCP 300: Three-day Advanced Final Cut Pro Intensive are eligible
to receive a 10% discount off the course fee for any one of the
following classes if taken within one year of DVDSP 101 or Soundtrack
Pro 101.
FAQ
Register
Depeding on
time, as many of the following lessons will be covered as possible:
Lesson
Outline from
Apple
Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 6
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| Topic |
Description |
Lesson 1
Timing Tools |
Loading Clips, Using Match Frame, Using Replace Edit and Gang Sync. |
Lesson 2
Working with Trimming Tools |
Numeric Trimming, Split Edits, Trim Edit Window, and Trimming under Transitions. |
Lesson 3
Multicamera Editing |
Editing Multicamera Footage, Working with Multiple Angles, and Applying Effects to Multiclips. |
Lesson 4
Sound Editing |
Normalizing Tracks, Noise Reduction in Soundtrack Pro, and Compression and Limiting in Soundtrack Pro. |
Lesson 5
Sound Mixing |
Using the FCP Meter, Setting Proper Levels and Dynamic Range, Performing Real-time Mixing, Mixing in Soundtrack Pro, and Mixing in Other Tools. |
Lesson 6
Compositing |
Reviewing Motion Basics, Creating a Multilayered Show Open, Experimenting with Composite Modes, Adding Graphics from a Layered Photoshop File, Using Generators, Copying Attributes and Creating a Travel Matte. |
Lesson 7
Mastering Video Filters |
Applying and Modifying Filters, Modifying Filter Effects, Managing Filters, and Using Specific Filter Categories. |
Lesson 8
Dynamic Effects |
Keyframing Basics, Keyframing in the Canvas, Keyframing in the Viewer, Keyframing in the Timeline, and Creating Favorite Motion Effects. |
Lesson 9
Nesting Sequences |
Understanding Nested Sequences, Using Basic Nesting, Applying Effects to Multiple Clips, Applying Complex Geometrics, Changing Render Order, Reordering Motion Effects, Mixing Sequence Sizes, and Nesting as an Editing Tool. |
Lesson 10
Variable Speed |
Using Basic Slow Motion, Understanding Variable Speed Effects, and Using the Motion Viewer. |
Lesson 11
Correcting Contrast |
Understanding Contrast, Controlling Contrast Using the Color Corrector 3-Way Filter, Setting Mood with the Mids, and Creating Artificially High Contrast. |
Lesson 12
Controlling Color |
Understanding Color Balance, Using Primary Color Correction, Understanding the Color Balance Controls, Identifying and Correcting Color Casts, and Manipulating Color Directly in the Blacks, Mids and Whites. |
Lesson 13
Color Correcting for Scene Continuity |
Achieving Visual harmony, Comparing Two Clips, Setting Up for Scene-by-Scene Color Correction, and Color Correcting a Complex Scene. |
Lesson 14
Clip Management |
Managing the Database, Working with Timecode, Merging Clips, Working with 16:9 and 24p, and Master Clip Relationships. |
Lesson 15
Managing Media |
Mixing Formats, Locating Media Files, Using the Media Manager, Deleting Unused Media, Offline/Online Workflows, and Working with Motion Projects. |
Lesson 16
Importing and Exporting |
Capturing from Non-Tape Sources, Exporting for the Web, Exporting for DVD and Exporting Audio. |
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