MDCM 3002 Video Production Semester 1 – 2010

Welcome to MDCM3002 Video Production!

This is where we’ll be posting course notes, links, discussions, works-in-progress, final videos and all kinds of other stuff that will help you in your learning experience.

The course outline is available here

Ken Stone’s finalCut site

Mat is posting some great stuff as usual over at the mdcm2002 blog and he’s remimnded me of Ken Stone’s great finalCut site and especially this useful article on the language of film by Michael Wohl.

Setting Up a Project in Final Cut 6

Setting Up a Project in Final Cut 6

This is a good outline of how to set up your project correctly in Final Cut. Just remember to substitute PAL formats where ever NTSC is used.

FinalCut Tutorials on youTube

Here’s a great little collection of video tutorials on youTube covering basic techniques in FinalCut Pro

Looking for a Creative Job? Throw Away the Resume

Greyscale Gorilla has an interesting take on finding a job and not that far from the truth.

The Lounge

The original brief outline for The Lounge is intentionally broad to encourage you to take what might be a simple notion and then work with it to develop a substantial and nuanced concept that will serve as the basis for your video project. The emphasis is on learning to develop a process that will help you examine your ideas, pull them apart and then reassemble them in ways that are outside of your habitual ways of thinking and working.

Use this space to post your ideas and comments on The Lounge.

Sample of combining video footage with stills

This is an example I’ve made of a video mixing photographic material with live video footage. I was given a pile of shaky hand held video and stills and told to make something with it, so I got to work in After Effects. The style is vaguely reminiscent of a diorama.

Past mdcm3002 videos

This is a list of some work produced by previous mdcm3002 students;

Collusion by Essy Knopf

Heartland by Essy Knopf

Hired Help by Kevin Sarkin

Molly the mouse by Adam Bourke

What are ya buyin? by Jack Ngu

Clare Andreallo

Dirt Bag by John Bogiatzis

What makes men blush? by Emma Maye Gibson

FinalCut/video editing references (books)

Recommended Texts: (Most of these should be available in the Library)

Damian Allen, Motion: Revolutionary Motion Graphics, Apple Pro Training Series, 2005.

Kevin Monahan, Motion graphics and effects in Final Cut Pro, Berkeley, Peachpit Press, 2004.

David Greene, How did they do That?, Gloucester, Mass. Rockport Publisher, 2003.

Jeff Bellantoni and Matt Woolman, Type in motion: innovations in digital graphics, London, Thames & Hudson, 2000.

Matt Woolman, Motion design : moving graphics for television, music video, cinema, and digital interfaces, Mies, Switzerland, RotoVision, 2004.

Steve Curran, Motion graphics: graphic design for broadcast and film, Gloucester, Rockport Publishers, 2000.

Weynand D, (2007) Final Cut Pro 6: Professional Editing in Final Cut Studio 2 (Apple Pro Training Series) Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press

Brenneis L, (2004) Final Cut Pro HD For Mac OSX (Visual QuickPro Guide) Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press

Sitter M, (2004) DVD Studio Pro 3 for Mac OS X  (Visual QuickPro Guide) Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press

Ramseier A and Sitter M, (2005) DVD Studio Pro 3: Editing Professional DVDs (Apple Pro Training Series) Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press

MDCM3002 Video Production – FinalCut Studio Class

Week by week workshop guide

4-6pm  Wednesday, Webster Bld, Room 136C

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Week 1 March 11
Introduction

Looking at samples, begin thinking about your project. Module overview, software and equipment tools.

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Week 2 March 18

Sketch Presentations + Camera Skills Workshop

Hands on camera workshop; white balance, menus, exposure, framing, composition, tripod, hand held, shooting for the edit.

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Week 3 March 25

Introduction to Final Cut Pro

Editing and time line operations, work flow, basic project and data management.

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Week 4 April 1

Video Editing in Final Cut Pro Cont.

Editing to build a sequence of shots, adding transitions, Audio

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Week 5 April 8

Final Cut Pro – Special FX

Using filters, titling, exporting video.

Project Proposal Due

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EASTER 10th-19th April, 2009

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Week 6 April 22

Introduction to Compositing and Effects

Working with multiple layers of video, adding effects

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Week 7 April 29

Audio Tools for video

Working with Soundtrack Pro, audio formats

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Week 8 May 6

DVD Studio Pro  – Authoring

DVD Studio Pro interface, preferences and tools, video codecs and compression.

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Week 9 May 13

Proof of Concept Presentations
+  Developing motion menus for your DVD
* Sign up for a project consultation time for 20th May
Proof of concept due

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Week 10 May 20

Project Consultations
This week there will be scheduled one-to-one consultations.

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Week 11 May 27
Tailor-made class
This class will cover any project specific issues uncovered during the project consultations.

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Week 12 June 3
Final Project Refining
Bring your final draft and any problems you may have along to class.

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Final Project Delivery

Monday 22nd June