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Final Cut Pro for Social Media

Master the art of video editing for social media with this course at Future Media Concepts. Learn to import, edit, add effects, color correct, and share stories seamlessly using Final Cut Pro. Elevate your content creation skills and engage your audience with professional video editing techniques.

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  • 15 hours over 2 sessions

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Class Description

Description

Feeling like creating content in Final Cut should be easier or brand new to the application? Level up your editing game with this course designed specifically with you and your time in mind.

Final Cut Pro helps you seamlessly prepare and edit video for social media distribution. All you have to do is know how it thinks. This class will teach you some of the fundamentals of post-production and walk you through creating a trailer from start to finish. In this class, we’ll learn how to import footage from our phone and other sources as well as create, edit, add video effects, color correct and share stories with our audience.

In addition to one full day training class students will also walk away with 2.5 hours of self paced training you can take at any time to expand your knowledge of the application.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • The main stages of video editing
  • Understanding of the Final Cut Pro ecosystem
  • Importing and organizing video files
  • Editing clips using iPhone HDR, iMovie project files, and more
  • Working with social media friendly titles
  • Basic color correction
  • Basic audio mixing
  • Introduction to multi-cam editing
  • Exporting and publishing video projects

Who Should Attend

If you are a social media content creator or just someone looking to expand your editing skills this course is for you.

Course Outline

Note: The course curricula below is typically covered in the class. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.

Lesson 1: Getting Started

  • Editing with Story in mind
  • An overview of the Post-Production Process
  • Knowing what to expect from clients and managing workflow
  • The main stages of Video Editing
  • Final Cuts Ecosystem
  • Final Cuts Pros File Structure
  • A Tour of the interface and basic workspaces

Lesson 2: Importing and Organize

  • Drag and dropping files into Final Cut
  • Leaving versus copying files
  • Importing Footage from Your iPhone
  • Transcoding Media
  • Changing browser Clip Appearance and Sorting
  • Applying Keywords
  • Making Favorites
  • Using Library Smart Collections
  • Working in Filmstrip and List View

Lesson 3: Create Projects and Editing

  • Effective playback and preview methods
  • Making in and Out points
  • Creating a Project
  • Using Append, Insert and Connect
  • Basic Timeline Navigation
  • Replacing Clips
  • Bring Video or Audio of a source only
  • Working with iPhone HDR footage
  • Opening an imovie iOS Project

Lesson 4: Refining the Edit

  • Moving, Rearranging and deleting clips
  • Trimming Clips including trim start and trim end
  • Rolling and Slipping Edits
  • Working effectively with connected clips
  • Working with Headers and Footers

Lesson 5: Working with Sound

  • Understanding Audio Configuration
  • Monitoring Sound and Soloing Clips
  • Lowering Volume Effectively
  • Creating Audio Ducks
  • Creating Audio Fades with J and L Cuts

Lesson 6: Transforming Clips

  • Scaling and Repositioning clips in the Viewer and Inspector
  • Resetting Parameters
  • Working with Ken Burns
  • Working with default clip size
  • Stabilizing a Shot

Lesson 7: Transitions, Speed, and Effects

  • Adding transitions
  • Replacing and modifying transitions
  • Working with SloMo Footage
  • Speeding Up and Slowing down clips
  • Creating Variable Speed changes
  • Adding Effects
  • Adjusting, resetting and copying effects to other clips

Lesson 8: Basic Color Correction

  • Performing white balance and matching clips
  • Applying look presets
  • Adding LUT’s
  • Performing a basic color grade in the color inspector
  • Working with Compound Clips

Lesson 9: Multicam Editing Intro

  • Syncing Audio and Video
  • Syncing a 2 shot interview clip
  • Editing an interview in the Angle Viewer
  • Refining the multiclip edit

Lesson 10: Working with Text and Graphics

  • Browsing Text templates in the Titles and generators Sidebar
  • Exploring social media friendly templates
  • Changing Font, Color and Position
  • Replacing Text
  • Knowing about animate friendly text options
  • Importing a Photoshop file

Lesson 11: Sharing Video

  • Getting a Project ready for multiple social media formats
  • Working with Closed Captions
  • Adding Additional Useful Destinations
  • Creating a Bundle
  • Batch Exporting Clips

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

Refund Policy

Cancellation Policy:

  • If notice is given 16 or more business days before the start of a class, the student may receive a full refund less a $100 administrative fee.
  • If notice is given less than 16 business days no rescheduling or refunds are permitted.
  • Clients who commence a master class may not cancel and are responsible for the entire Master Class fee.
  • Any exam cancellations will be accessed a $50 administrative fee.

All cancellations and registration changes must be received in writing. Please e-mail to [email protected]. Attendee substitutions may be made for any student without penalty or additional cost at any time until the class begins.


Rescheduling Policy:

  • If notice is given 16 or more business days before the start of the class a student may reschedule.
  • A student can reschedule a class up to two (2) times. Additional reschedules will not be allowed.


No Shows:

If a student does not attend a scheduled session, there will be no refund or rescheduling permitted. Payment is forfeited. The school reserves the right to cancel classes with insufficient enrollment or in other circumstances. We will endeavor to give as much advance notice as possible of any change to the schedule. We shall not be responsible for any incidental or consequential loss arising whatsoever.


In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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