Jan 9 - POSTPONED MC 101 Professional Editing with Avid Media Composer

MC 101 Professional Editing with Avid Media Composer
Venue: Screen Academy Scotland
2a Merchiston Ave, Edinburgh, EH10 4NU
0131 455 2572

COURSE POSTPONED NEW DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED

Course delivery options:

5 days: Mon 9th – Fri 13th Jan,  2012

2 weekends:
Fri 20, Sat 21 & Sun 22 Jan and Sat 27 & Sun 28 Jan, 2012

20 week evening course:
2 hours, 6-8pm, every Thursday evening, starting Thurs 12 January 2012

Please indicate your preferred delivery option and dates on the booking form when booking the course.
Fee (for all options): £1,500 (£1, 200 concession) including certification. We do not charge VAT.

SDS Flexible Funding available for businesses and freelancers -more info here
Individual Learner Accounts (ILA) - You could get £200 towards the cost of your fees with an ILA account. Check eligibility www.ilascotland.org.uk

NB Avid Media Composer is currently in the ILA Scotland approvals process however we fully expect that this course will be approved for ILA support in due course.

Course Overview
Avid Media Composer video editing software is used for both online and offline editing. Avid systems have been used to create more of the world’s films, television shows and commercials than any other editing system.

New to editing or a seasoned edsitor new to Avid editing? The Avid foundational course, MC101 is for you. The 101 course is a comprehensive and thorough guide to Avid editing, taking participants through to an intermediate level with both tape-based and file-based media.

On the course you will learn the complete editing workflow-from ingest to final output of a finished master-including effects and titles. Along the way, you will receive expert tips for cutting dialogue, managing the project, and more.  This course also cover new features of version 5.0 such as new timeline direct manipulation tools, AMA enhancements, mixing frame sizes and aspect ratios, transcoding mixed rate material and new user interface updates.

This covers editing and effects techniques for both Macintosh and Windows systems and is also appropriate for Avid Symphony users.

Session time is divided between demonstration and hands-on practice, with ample time for experimentation with sample material.

All designed to give you the skills you need to work effectively with Avid in the film & TV industry or to turn you into a highly skilled professional-level user. 

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

• Capture media and prepare for editing
• Organize source material in bins
• Use basic editing techniques for sync and non-sync material
• Trim and fine-tune video and audio
• Customize the system
• Work in the Timeline
• Enhance audio
• Create horizontal effects       
• Create multilayered and nested effects
• Use basic 3D warp effects
• Use keyframes
• Understand effects performance and rendering
• Autostabilize images
• Use automatic color correction
• Work with file based media
• Create titles with Avid Marquee
• Create motion effects
• Manage projects and media
• Output work

Tutor
Tina Gonzalez has been working in broadcast television for over 13 years as an editor and compositor.  She has worked in production houses and broadcast television companies on a wide range of factual, drama and light entertainment as well as corporate and promos. Tina is currently lecturing, working as a freelance editor, as well as running commercial Avid training courses. Tina is an Avid MC certified trainer and is qualified to teach MC101, 201, 205 and 239. 

Who’s it for?

• Producers
• Editors
• Assistant editors
• Multimedia producers
• Novice or intermediate Avid users

Prerequisites
No familiarity with the system is necessary
Completion of a Macintosh or Windows introductory course or equivalent experience is required
A background in editing, production, or post-production is strongly recommended

How to book
Download and complete the booking form below and return with your payment to the Screen Academy Scotland, 2A Merchiston Ave Edinburgh EH10 4NU

NB: if you would like to pay by company invoice please contact us info [at] screenacademyscotland [dot] ac [dot] uk  0131 455 2572

Using an ILA to fund your short course
Individual Learner Accounts (ILA) - You could get £200 towards the cost of your fees with an ILA account. Check eligibility www.ilascotland.org.uk

Once your ILA a/c number is issued and active you can use it to pay for your course. Simply supply your ILA account number on the booking form and pay any balance by cheque or credit card.

We will then book you onto the course and ILA Scotland will send you a voucher (usually worth £200) to pay toward your remaining fees.  NB:  you must sign and return the voucher to us in order to complete the payment of your fees before the start date of the course