IDIS 491F: Avid Non-Linear Editing Bobby Chastain

Instructor’s Contact Information: Course Information: Office: Hall of Music IDIS 491 F Phone: 765-494-0431 2007 Spring Email: [email protected] Mon 6p – 9p Office Hours: By Appointment DLC

Course Description This class is designed to introduce the student to the principles of non-linear/non-destructive editing. Through lectures, viewings, discussions, and laboratory exercises, the student will be exposed to the technical aspects of the editing process with the intent of beginning to gain a mastery of the craft.

Course Goals By the end of this course, successful students will be able to (1) Understand the process of capturing and managing media into AVID editing systems. (2) Have an understanding basic editing techniques (cuts, transitions etc.) (3) Posses the knowledge to work confidently in the AVID editing environment (4) Understand the History of Editing as it relates to the history of and Video Technology (5) Be familiar with the basics of finishing and mastering an edited project (including color correction and basic DVD authoring).

Prerequisites This course is to be taken with instructor permission only. A broad understanding of video production is essential in keeping up with the fast pace of the course, therefore completion of IDIS 491E Technical Video Production I is a prerequisite for enrollment

Required Texts Text and Required Reading • Handouts as provided by the instructor • Editing with Avid Xpress Pro and Avid Xpress DV 4.2 , Published by Peachpit Press, 1st Ed. (Dec 31, 2003), ISBN #0321199693

Each student is also required to provide their own portable hard drive. An external drive with capabilities for firewire and USB2 connections is required. The drive must be at least 7200 RPM with a minimum capacity of 80GB.

Expectations

Students will be expected to participate in the following: • Attend classroom lectures and labs • Critique and discuss editing in film, video, and television • Develop interpersonal and professional skills, and learn to interface with other members of a production team. • Complete the required projects and papers

Policies

Grades and Evaluation Grades will be determined according to the following guidelines: Assignment points % of grade Weekly Homework/Labs 70 points 17.5 Paper 25 points 6.25 Project 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, DVD 45 points 11.25 ea Mid-Term 35 points 8.75 Total 400 points

A=90%+ B=80% to 89.9% C=70% to 79.9% D=60% to 69.9% F=59.9% or less (Final calculated grade will be impacted by attendance, see policy below)

Plagiarism Plagiarism is the unacknowledged appropriation of another's work, words, or ideas in any essays, outlines, papers, reports, or computer programs. Specifically, (1) students who use the exact words of another must enclose those words in quotation marks or show through indentation or type style that the material is quoted and indicate the source, either within the text of their work or in a footnote; (2) students who take ideas from another person or written work, but who either paraphrase those ideas in their own words or else make a few mechanical alterations (rearrange sentences, find synonyms, alter prepositions, punctuation, conjunctions, and the like) must also indicate the source, either within the text of their work or in a series of footnotes clearly indicating the extent of the material paraphrased; (3) students may not turn in as their own work any materials written for them by another person or any commercially prepared materials, such as computer programs and term papers, purchased on or off campus.

Attendance Policy Success in this course requires attendance, and active participation. The student is expected to attend every class. Students who are absent miss essential lectures and labs, and negatively affect classmates who are project team members. Unexcused absences suggest a lack of professionalism necessary to work within this industry. Therefore, students who are absent without a legitimate excuse will have their course grade lowered by one full letter for each absence.

References Introduction to Avid Xpress DV 3.5 Effects by: AVID Technology INC. ISBN: 0321162226 Color Correction for Avid Xpress DV 3.5 by: AVID Technology INC. ISBN: 0321170008 The Technique of Film and by: Ken Dancyger ISBN: 0240804201 In the Blink of an Eye by: ISBN: 1879505622 : history, theory and practice by: Don Fairservice ISBN: 0719057779 First Cut: Conversations With Film Editors by: Gabriella Oldham ISBN: 0520075889 The Conversation: Walter Murch by: Michael Ondaatje ISBN: 0375413863 The Film Sense by: Sergeii Eisenstein ISBN: 0156309351 Grammar of the Edit by: Roy Thompson ISBN: 0240513401 Cut by Cut: Editing Your Film or Video by: Gael Chandler ISBN: 094118899X The Eye is Quicker: Film Editing by: Richard D. Pepperman ISBN: 0941188841

WEEKLY LABS AND LECTURES – Spring 2006

JAN 8 Class Intro---The WHAT and WHY of editing

JAN 15 MLK

JAN 22 History and Technique Part 1---In the BEGINNING (movies good) LAB 1 – Overview & Basic Editing Homework 1 – Chapter 1, 2, 5

JAN 29 History and Technique Part 2---What did that guy say? (talkies better) LAB 2 – Theories of Montage Editing 1 Homework 2 – Chapters 3, 4, 7

FEB 5 History and Technique Part 3---At the Drive-In (The Importance of being Alfred) LAB 3 – Capturing Media to Edit Homework 3 – Chapters 9, 10

FEB 12 History and Technique Part 4---August 1, 1981 (Video Killed the Radio Star) Homework 4 – Chapter 13 Both Groups Project 1

FEB 19 AUDIO, AUDIO, AUDIO, AUDIO (audio) LAB 4 – I SAID AUDIO! Homework 5 – Chapter 6, 8

FEB 26 History and Technique Part 5---Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond ( and you) LAB 5 – Theories of Montage Editing 2 Homework 6 – Online Media / Principles of Encoding Video

MAR 5 MID-TERM !!! first hour Both Groups Project 2

MAR 12 SPRING BREAK

MAR 19 Editing Workflow LAB 6 Paper Work / GFX 1 Homework 7 – Chapters 11, 12 Group 1 Project 3

MAR 26 Using other software packages (Plugins are your friends) LAB 7 Multi-cam Editing / GFX 2 Group 2 Project 3

APR 2 What’s wrong with this picture (and can I make it better?) LAB 8 Finish Editing (online vs. offline) Group 1 Project 4

APR 9 It’s done! (now what?) LAB 9 Finishing and Mastering Projects Homework 12 – Chapter 13 Group 2 Project 4

APR 16 All that’s left is everything else ***NAB*** LAB 10 DVD Authoring 1 Group 1 Project 5

APR 23 The Real World (scary place to go) LAB 11 DVD Authoring 2 Group 2 Project 5

DVD MASTER DUE AT TIME OF FINAL EXAM - TBA