Final Cut Pro Editing Skills

Course details

Course Objectives :

At the end of the course, participants should: 

• Know the fundamentals and skills of the TV picture editing 
• Acquire the basic technical skills of the Final Cut Pro software 
• Perceive the difference between news editing and editing of artistic and dramatic works

Course Outline :

Introduction to TV picture editing: 

• The concept and nature of the editor’s work 
• The relationship between editing, filming and direction 
• The concept of editing theory 
• Characteristics of TV editing 
• The main terminology and vocabulary in picture editing • Editing techniques by Final Cut Pro: 
• The basic techniques of editing 
• A technical introduction to understand the basic tools of Final Cut pro 
• Practical exercises of editing using Final Cut Pro 
• Editing and sound mixing and tuning 
• The artistic concept of sound and visual special effects and how to use them 
• Title writing and graphics using • The creative and aesthetic aspect of editing: 
• The aesthetic concept of the visual material 
• The aesthetic and dramatic concept of editing 
• How to deal with the filmed raw material (viewing, organization, selection, creativity…) 
• Post production

Course Benifits:

• A graduation certificate from Aljazeera Media Training and Development Center 
• A guidebook on picture editing 
• A Graduation Project

Entry Requirements :

• Must have At least the general certificate of education 
• Must be Computer literate

Course Target Groups:

• High school seniors aspiring to work in the field of picture editing and direction 
• TV professionals ( cameramen, producer, journalists, reporters)