StacyKat Creative
One-On-One
Tutoring
Film | Video Editing
Avid Media Composer
Adobe Premiere Pro
There are lots of tutorials out there on Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer, but they are so generalized, that it takes forever to go through them, to learn what you need to cut your project.
As a Film & TV editor, I see Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer as tools to create, not a software to learn. I tailor the lessons so that you can start editing your project, focusing on the specific tools and aspects you need.
StacyKat Creative
One-On-One
Tutoring
Film | Video Editing
Avid Media Composer
Adobe Premiere Pro
There are lots of tutorials out there on Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer, but they are so generalized, that it takes forever to go through them, to learn what you need to cut your project.
As a Film & TV editor, I see Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer as tools to create, not a software to learn. I tailor the lessons so that you can start editing your project, focusing on the specific tools and aspects you need.
StacyKat Creative
One-On-One
Tutoring
The Art & Craft of Film Editing
Avid Media Composer
Adobe Premiere Pro0
Skill Updates for Working Editors
There are lots of tutorials out there on Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer, but they are so generalized, that it takes forever to go through them, to learn what you need to cut your project.
As a Film & TV editor, I see Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer as tools to create, not a software to learn. I tailor the lessons so that you can start editing your project, focusing on the specific tools and aspects you need.
The Art & Craft of Film Editing
THEORY
Topics May Include
Know whence you came. If you know whence you came,
there is really no limit to where you can go.
— James Bawldwin
Film History Through The Eyes of an Editor
From Inceptions of Film to Soviet Montage and Citizen Kane to the Late 20th Century & Beyond, along with the technical history of editing and post-production.
The Language
& Grammar
of Film
Basic concepts in filmmaking & how the apply to the edit such as Depth of Field, Types of Shots & Terminology and Continuity & Shooting for the Edit.
TECHNIQUE
Topics May Include
The notion of directing a film is the invention of critics –
the whole eloquence of cinema is achieved in the editing room.
— Walter Murch
Time &
Space
Understanding the various techniques editors use to cut shots together from Match Cuts to Smash Cut and everything in between along
with how to manipulate
time in the edit.
Sound
Design
Working with Sound: Cutting dialog, creating soundscapes, working with music and overall sound design.
Graphics,
Color & VFX
Working with graphics, color correction and color grading (and understanding the difference between the two) along with
basic visual effects.
Technical Need to Know
Technical basics, organizational systems, and establishing workflow to get the
right video file in the end.
The Art & Craft of Film Editing
The Art & Craft of Film Editing
THEORY
Topics May Include
Know whence you came. If you know whence you came,
there is really no limit to where you can go.
— James Bawldwin
Film History Through the
Eyes of an Editor
From Inceptions of Film to Soviet Montage and Citizen Kane to the Late 20th Century & Beyond, along with the technical history of editing and post-production.
The Language
and Grammar
of Film
Basic concepts in filmmaking & how the apply to the edit such as Depth of Field, Types of Shots & Terminology and Continuity & Shooting for the Edit.
TECHNIQUE
Topics May Include
The notion of directing a film is the invention of critics –
the whole eloquence of cinema is achieved in the editing room.
— Walter Murch
Time &
Space
Understanding the various techniques editors use to cut shots together from Match Cuts to Smash Cut and everything in between along with how to manipulate time in the edit.
Sound
Design
Working with Sound: Cutting dialog, creating soundscapes, working with music and overall sound design.
Graphics,
Color & VFX
Working with graphics, color correction and color grading (and understanding the difference between the two)along with basic visual effects.
Technical Need
to Know
Technical basics, organizational systems, and establishing workflow to get the right video file in the end.
Media
Composer
Topics May Include:
- Introduction into Media Composer & Overview of the Interface
- Creating & Opening Projects
- Bringing in Media
- Working with Bins & Organizing Media
- Creating & Working with Sequences (where the magic happens)
- Basic & Advanced Editing Tools including the Trim, Segment & Smart Tools
- Working with Audio
- Working with Transitions
- Basic & Advanced Effects
- Motion Effects & Freeze Frames
- Creating & Working with Titles
- Color Correction & Color Grading in Media Composer
- Exporting your sequence to an H.264 or Quicktime file
- Working outside Media Composer: Where Project Files, Media Files, User Settings & Backups live.
- Tips & Tricks to work more efficiently in Avid Media Composer including customizing the keyboard
Learn Avid
Media Composer
TOPICS MAY INCLUDE:
- Introduction into Media Composer & Overview of the Interface
- Creating & Opening Projects
- Bringing in Media
- Working with Bins & Organizing Media
- Creating & Working with Sequences (where the magic happens)
- Basic & Advanced Editing Tools including the Trim, Segment & Smart Tools
- Working with Audio
- Working with Transitions
- Basic & Advanced Effects
- Creating & Working with Titles
- Color Correction & Color Grading in Media Composer
- Exporting your sequence to an H.264 or Quicktime file
- Working outside Media Composer: Where your Project Files, Media Files, User Settings & Backups live.
Learn
Adobe Premiere Pro
Topics May Include:
- Introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro and Overview of the Interface
- Creating & Opening Projects
- Bringing in Media
-
Creating & Working with Proxy Files
- Working with Bins & Organizing Media
- Creating & Working with Sequences (where the magic happens)
- Basic & Advanced Editing Tools
- Working with Audio
- Working with Transitions
- Basic & Advanced Effects
- Motion Effects & Freeze Frames
- Creating & Working with Titles
- Color Correction & Color Grading in Premiere Pro
- Exporting your sequence to an H.264 or Quicktime file using Premiere & Adobe Media Encoder
- Tips & Tricks to work more efficiently in Adobe Premiere Pro including customizing the keyboard
Topics May Include:
- Introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro and Overview of the Interface
- Creating & Opening Projects
- Bringing in Media
-
Creating & Working with Proxy Files
- Working with Bins & Organizing Media
- Creating & Working with Sequences (where the magic happens)
- Basic & Advanced Editing Tools
- Working with Audio
- Working with Transitions
- Basic & Advanced Effects
- Motion Effects & Freeze Frames
- Creating & Working with Titles
- Color Correction & Color Grading in Premiere Pro
- Exporting your sequence to an H.264 or Quicktime file using Premiere & Adobe Media Encoder
- Tips & Tricks to work more efficiently in Adobe Premiere Pro including customizing the keyboard
Learn Adobe
Premiere Pro
Skill Updates
for
Working Editors
Adobe Premiere Pro
for Avid Editors
Avid Media Composer
for Premier Pro Editors
Tips & Tricks to Work
Faster and More Efficiently
Creating Turnover Elements for Online, VFX, Sound & Music
Skill Updates
for
Working Editors
Adobe Premiere Pro
for Avid Editors
Avid Media Composer
for Premier Pro Editors
Tips & Tricks to Work
Faster and More Efficiently
Creating Turnover Elements for
Online, VFX, Sound & Music