The Media Composer Fundamentals I Course

Course

In London

£ 545 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Intensive workshop

  • Level

    Beginner

  • Location

    London

  • Class hours

    8h

  • Duration

    3 Days

This three day hands-on Avid Media Composer: Editing Essentials training course will comprehensively introduce you the industry standard editing features of the latest version of Media Composer.

All of our Media Composer courses are delivered by industry professional and certified trainers, who impart real world experience as well as teaching you how to edit with Avid Media Composer.

Our Avid Media Composer courses are Avid Certified and Television and Film industry recognised.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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69 Wells Street, W1T 3QB

Start date

On request

About this course

- Starting a Project
- Basic Editing
- Refining the Edit
- Packaging and Output
- Project Organisation
- Building a Scene
- Trimming Dialogue
- Reworking a Scene
- Mixing Sequence Audio
- Approval and Output
- Technical Fundamentals

This class is designed for anyone looking to edit professional-quality video with Avid Media Composer and who prefers hands-on and interactive instruction to best explore its functionality.

Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:

- Knowledge of OS X and basic computer navigation
- Basic knowledge of editing terminology is highly recommended

This course has an Avid Certified Assessment Exam available which is included in the course fee. The exam is normally taken on the last day of the course, however you can arrange to take the exam at a later date.

Please note

- This course comes with the free assessment exam.
- For the End User Exam, the assessment exam and Avid Media Composer: Effects Essentials (MC110) course and exam must be completed and passed. Find out more about Avid User Certifications.

Firstly, we are long established as part of the post-production industry, and therefore have an excellent understanding of the market, and the skills that post-production staff need to have. We are not purely a training company, with other divisions of the group having a huge presence in the industry.

Secondly, unlike a lot of our competitors that provide training to the post-production industry, many of the courses we run are fully approved and certified, and will give you a recognised qualification if you pass the exam (more on this later).

We do not do general training – our courses are all industry specific, and we are experts in this field.

Thirdly, we're situated in the heart of London's post-production district – where better place to train on post-production technology?

Fourthly, the team here is friendly, helpful, efficient, understanding, flexible and approachable, and the trainers, as well as being all of the above, are fully qualified and certified, and all have significant industry experience and kudos as editors / talent in their own right.

The professional courses we run are usually Manufacturer Certified - the ones that aren't are still Industry Approved. This means that you will get certification or experience with the relevant manufacturer or software and proving your level of expertise if you pass the exam.

You can be assured of training to the highest possible standard, with your trainer being a qualified expert with significant current experience both professionally and as a trainer.

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Subjects

  • Video Editing
  • Effects
  • Avid training
  • Industry
  • Media
  • Project
  • VFX
  • Post Production
  • Broadcast
  • Film Making

Teachers and trainers (1)

Bernard Lyall

Bernard Lyall

Trainer

Course programme

The Media Composer Editing Essentials Course (MC101)

Lesson 1 Starting a Project
  • Launching Media Composer
  • Understanding the select project Window
  • Learning the Interface
  • Editing: A Basic Workflow
  • Creating a new project
  • Ingesting Your Media
  • Preparing to edit
  • Saving Your Work

Lesson 2 Basic Editing
  • Building Your Sequence
  • Splicing Video clips
  • Adding Narration with Overwrite

Lesson 3 Refining the Edit
  • Deleting from the Timeline
  • Moving Timeline Segments
  • Changing Shots in the Sequence
  • Changing the Lenght of timeline segments
  • Changing shots in the Sequence
  • Changing the Lenght of Timeline Segments

Lesson 4 Packaging and Output
  • Adding Transitions
  • Title Creating Tools
  • Quick View: The Avid Title Tool

Lesson 5 Project Organisation
  • Adding Information to Media Assets
  • Prepping for the Edit
  • Ending the session

Lesson 6 Building a Scene
  • Working with tracks
  • Building Your Sequence
  • Essential Tools

Lesson 7 Trimming Dialogue
  • Understanding Trim
  • Mastering Trim Mode
  • Creating Split Edits
  • Maintaining Sync

Lesson 8 Reworking a Scene
  • Ways to Use Sequences
  • Creating sub-sequences
  • Finding Alternative shots
  • Using Markers
  • Timeline tools
  • Slipping and sliding Segments

Lesson 9 Mixing Sequence Audio
  • Mixing Audio Effectively
  • Setting Up Audio for mixing
  • Adjusting Audio with Volume and pan keyframes
  • Audio EQ Tool
  • Understanding Audio Plug-ins
  • Applying to Master Clips

Lesson 10 Approval and Output
  • Understanding the Review process
  • Tools for live review sessions
  • Preparing for Output
  • Performing an Output
Lesson 11 Technical Fundamentals
  • Understanding Compression Codec, and Wrappers
  • Understanding Metadata
  • Managing Your Media
  • Fixing Technical Problems

The Media Composer Fundamentals I Course

£ 545 + VAT