Film Editing Pro – The Art Of Drama Editing PRO

Film Editing Pro – The Art Of Drama Editing PRO

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Description:

Lessons are designed to teach you creative editing skills you can use on any project

MODULE 1 | INTRODUCTION

Lesson 1: Welcome to The Art of Drama Editing

An overview of the course and everything that you’ll be learning in the next 40+ lessons

Lesson 2: Introduction to Drama Editing

Learn why dramatic themes are central to every type of story and how this impacts your edit

MODULE 2 | DRAMATIC EDITING BASICS

Lesson 3: Filmmaking Essentials for Editors

An editor’s look at the filmmaking process to improve your understanding of source materials & coverage

Lesson 4: Deconstructing Facial Expressions & Body Language

Dive into the nuance of human expression to help choose the best takes and performances for each moment

Lesson 5: Understanding Film Story Structure

A breakdown of the 12 story stages in the linear narrative in an easily understandable way

MODULE 3 | GETTING STARTED & PROJECT SETUP

Lesson 6: Project Overview

An overview of the hands-on editing portion of the course and how it’s organized

Lesson 7: Downloading Your Files

There’s a lot to download for this project, so we’ll be guiding you through the process

Lesson 8: Importing the Footage, Music & Sound

Best practices for importing your files in preparation to begin the editing part of this course

Lesson 9: Feature Film Organization Techniques

Learn how to properly manage the large amount of media required for a feature-length film

Lesson 10: Setting Up a Feature Film Timeline

Create an organized timeline that meets the unique requirements for cutting a project of this size & length

Lesson 11: Reviewing the Script & Watching the Film

Here you’ll learn about story and characters in the film you’ll be cutting along with us

Lesson 12: Film Production Realities

Gain insight into the realities of film production and how that affects your post-production workflow

Lesson 13: Creating Feature Breakdowns & Selects

Learn how professional editors arrange footage, quickly review all the takes and find the best performances

MODULE 4 | ROUGH CUT EDITING

Lesson 14: Cutting the First Scene

It’s time to start editing and cut your first scene from the film together with us

Lesson 15: Cutting the Argument at the Hotel

Cut another part of the film with us and see the dramatic considerations to take with arguments & anger

Lesson 16: Cutting the Love Scene in the Treehouse

Edit with us as we cut a love scene and discuss actor eyelines and blocking

MODULE 5 | PLAYING WITH TIME & SPACE

Lesson 17: Deconstructing the Dramatic Montage

Learn the proper techniques for crafting this emotional and widely-used film componen

Lesson 18: Editing Your Own Montage

Edit with us as we craft a dramatic montage sequence set to music

Lesson 19: Flashbacks & Dream Sequences

Explore how to edit flashbacks & dream sequences and the functions they play in an edit

Lesson 20: Interweaving Storylines with Cross-cutting

Edit with us as we combine two different sections from the film using cross-cutting

Lesson 21: Smoothing Connections in a Cross-cut Sequence – Part 1

Learn how to make a cross-cut sequence play smoothly by fine-tuning both picture & sound

Lesson 22: Smoothing Connections in a Cross-cut Sequence – Part 2

Getting multiple cross-cut scenes to combine naturally is easier said than done! Part 2 continues the process.

MODULE 6 | CREATIVE PICTURE & SOUND EDITING

Lesson 23: Using Sound to Simulate Thoughts & Memories

Learn how to show what a character is thinking without hearing them speaking

Lesson 24: Deconstructing a Thought Simulation Sequence

Analyzing the sound design and audio effects used to convincingly simulate a character’s thoughts

Lesson 25: Bringing a Scene to Life with Foley – Building the Cut

Edit with us as we rough cut a scene to prepare for foley and sound design work

Lesson 26: Bringing a Scene to Life with Foley – Layering the Sound

Learn to build a realistic and immersive world with layers of foley and background sounds

Lesson 27: Cutting with Style & Imagination – Picture

Edit with us to create a different edit that veers off script but creates more impact

Lesson 28: Cutting with Style & Imagination – Sound & Music

Add layers of sound and music to enhance the drama already present in the footage

MODULE 7 | BUILDING THE FEATURE FILM

Lesson 29: The Mechanics of Scene Pacing & Timing

Learn how to determine which scenes to cut faster, slower and everything in between

Lesson 30: Pacing a Cut Three Different Ways

Watch as we demonstrate 3 pacing variations of a cut and discuss how and why the edit changes

Lesson 31: Assembling the Feature

Follow along as we combine all of the edit scenes into a master feature timeline

Lesson 32: Basic Scoring Techniques

How to “spot” and score the film – plus learn techniques for upcutting and extending music

Lesson 33: Crafting Effective Film Transitions

Learn the roles of transitions, when to enhance them and when to keep them hidden

Lesson 34: Smoothing Transitions Between Our Scenes

Edit with us as we smooth and refine the scene transitions throughout the film

MODULE 8 | AUDIO & VIDEO POLISHING

Lesson 35: The Audio Mixing Process

Mixing can be tricky but we’ll be showing you exactly how ensure your cuts sound as good as they look

Lesson 36: Color Correction & Grading

Learn the theory and principles behind color correction and grading your footage plus best practices for each

Lesson 37: Outputting Your Film for Presentation & Delivery

You’ll learn some best practices for outputting a feature film to deliver or present to a client

MODULE 9 | WRAP-UP

Lesson 38: Reviewing Key Lessons Learned

A quick review of the most important concepts and ideas that we covered in the course

Lesson 39: Next Steps

We’ll be giving you some ideas and suggestions for taking your training further into the future

PRO MODULE

PRO Lesson: Travel Scenes & Cutting the Invisible Journey

Learn how to edit travel scenes plus how to cut an “invisible” one when footage is lacking & budget is tight

PRO Lesson: When, Why and How to Use Jump Cuts

Here we’ll dissect the jump cut and learn how to use them effectively in a scene from our film

PRO Lesson: Using Split Screens to Adjust Scene Timing

We’ll show you both the easy and advanced version of this technique to re-time performances

PRO Lesson: Sending Out Turnovers to VFX, Sound & Color

How to prep & send out materials to VFX, sound & color departments

PRO Lesson: Conforming & QC’ing Turnovers in Your Timeline

How to receive and integrate your VFX, sound & color turnovers back into your feature timeline