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Overview
Go beyond the mechanics of Final Cut Pro with this tutorial guide to the art and technique of editing. This comprehensive series of editing lessons gives you a working knowledge of the principles and methods taught in film schools. You'll learn the nuts and bolts of cutting, advanced editing skills, and how to use the latest features of version 2, including compositing tips and tricks that bring out the power of FCP - making it the most complete and accessible video editing tool on the market.Author Biography: An honor graduate of the London School of Film Technique, Tom worked in film production and editing for many years for the BBC and for ABC News, among others. For the past nine years he has taught video at Mendocino High School, a California state model technology school and running his own project production studio, South Coast Productions. He has been using Final Cut Pro since it was released by Apple in 1999, and teaching it last year both to high school students and to adults. He lives in Elk, Calif.
Editorials
For readers who are already facile with the software, or are willing to learn it elsewhere, producer, writer, and teacher Wolsky explains the elements of editing film and video. He organizes the material as a series of tutorials and lessons that lead from one topic to a more advanced one. The disk contains raw footage to practice editing on, digital media, and graphic files. There is no bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Booknews
For readers who are already facile with the software, or are willing to learn it elsewhere, producer, writer, and teacher Wolsky explains the elements of editing film and video. He organizes the material as a series of tutorials and lessons that lead from one topic to a more advanced one. The disk contains raw footage to practice editing on, digital media, and graphic files. There is no bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
December 1, 2001
Publisher
Osborne/McGraw-Hill
Pages
499
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781578200900