Music Video Editing with Final Cut Pro

Music Video Editing with Final Cut Pro teaches all the steps and tools necessary to create and deliver compelling music video, including how to assemble, enhance, and maximize the use of video, audio, and graphic content. The course is geared towards musicians who would like to create and produce their own music videos or live performance videos; however, it is also relevant for educators looking to produce their own instructional videos, audio engineers interested in expanding their knowledge into video and film, music bloggers that want to add high quality videos to their blogs, or anyone wanting to create and assemble video content and share it online.

Students who complete this course will gain technical expertise in configuring and operating video editing software, including importing various source files; editing, assembling, and enhancing the content; and creating output files with formats and encodings relevant to the final product and audience. You will learn essential concepts related to aesthetics and synchronization to create a smooth, engaging visual and auditory experience. You will also become familiar with key video project terminology and strategies, such as typical workflows and file management.

The course begins by introducing the editing environment in Final Cut Pro with efficient methods and features for organizing source content. The course then explores how to assemble content and apply editing techniques grounded in critical aesthetics concepts. You'll then learn how to add effects, titles, and graphics to enhance the visual experience, and how to enhance the audio elements in the video. Finally, the course details how to encode and output the finished video for delivery online or on disk. Each key concept in the course is demonstrated and applied in short practical video tutorials. Throughout the course, you will be involved in a series of real-life hands-on assignments.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Configure the editing environment according to the type of project
• Import and organize all the audio and visual media
• Assemble and modify the arrangement of clips in the timeline
• Refine the flow of the editing with trimming techniques
• Transfer content from video cameras and decks
• Apply and manage transition and clip effects
• Edit content that is shot from multiple angles
• Add titles and graphics
• Understand and apply basic audio mixing concepts
• Finalize a project and apply color-correction
• Output and encode the final delivery according the targeted outlets
• Upload the completed video to popular web sites
• Archive a video project and related content