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Basic Editing Skills

Media Management Basics

Basic Video Construction

Task: create a short that shows ability to compile a sequence in a logical manner.
Applications: Final Cut Pro 6, Photoshop CS3
Length 1:40
Notes: This is just a simple movie with game footage captured and pieced together using FCP.

Commercial Exercise

Task: Create an advertisement for artist Cheap Trick to sell a surplus VHS record, for class.
Applications: Final Cut Pro 6, Photoshop CS3, After Effects
Length 1:00

Notes: One minute spot constructed in FCP using media provided by instructor. Uses appropriate transitions and effects. Lower third animations constructed in After Effects.

Tutorial Making Video

Task: Personal project, create a simple tutorial to help Photoshop CS2 users adapt to CS3.
Applications: Final Cut Pro 6, Photoshop CS3
Length 1:14

Notes: Since I had just upgraded to CS3 and my classroom lab had not I made this video to show the instructor and classmates how to make simple animations in photoshop CS3 since Image Ready had been phased out.

DVD Menu Movie

Task: Create background film for DVD menus.
Applications: Final Cut Pro 6, Photoshop CS3, DVD Studio Pro
Length :30

Notes: In an advanced media production class I was tasked with authoring DVD menus for the class project. Each student edited twelve camera multicam music videos. These background movies were to be played in the background of the DVD menus of the final piece. The status of this project is currently unknown as the teacher left my university before its completion.