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Video Editing Basics

Learn the nuts and bolts of creating a video using free software. Working with material from a feature film, you will learn to organize and import media, enhance audio, do color correction, make creative choices with titles, and export media.

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Video Editing Basics

Video Editing Basics

Learn the nuts and bolts of creating a video using free software. Working with material from a feature film, you will learn to organize and import media, enhance audio, do color correction, make creative choices with titles, and export media.

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Learn the basic approach editors use when beginning a video project. Using the free video-editing software Adobe Premiere Rush, you’ll experiment with these basic principles and create a short poetic piece, adding titles and music. If we have time, we’ll take a look at the software used for editing most movies and TV shows.

Details

  • Skill level: Beginner.
  • You need to provide your own laptop with the software loaded (loading instructions provided below and at signup). Note, if you have editing software you’re already comfortable using, you are welcome to use that instead.
  • To check for software compatibility, see the Adobe software requirements.
  • Your laptop should have a USB connection for loading material. Contact the instructor if another connection format is needed.
  • Headphones are suggested.
  • To install Adobe Premiere Rush (Mac or PC):

Class Policies

Ages 14 and up are welcome.

Instructor
Brian Berdan

As an editor, Brian has had a wide range of projects over the last 40 years, from feature films (Grosse Pointe Blank, Natural Born Killers, Smoke Signals), to television (Twin Peaks), commercials and documentaries, many of them working from his home on Bainbridge Island. He considers editing a great mixture of storytelling, music, graphic art, and technology.

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