Editing Techniques with Final Cut Pro - Softcover

Michael Wohl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201734834 ISBN 13: 9780201734836

Publisher: Peachpit Pr, 2001

Synopsis

This book introduces the basic principles of filming and editing a movie, then applies the concepts to the computer software package Final Cut Pro for editing digital video. The author identifies the types of shots, and explains how to create tension and humor with editing, before getting down to the nuts and bolts of commands for working with markers, transitioning, trimming, and adding a soundtrack. The included CD-ROM contains one hour of video training for Macs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

About the Author

Michael Wohl, one of the principal designers of Final Cut Pro, has been editing film and video for twelve years. His experience ranges from corporate training to documentary and narrative films. His fictional documentary "Theaterality" won the prestigious Golden Eagle award from CINE.

From the Back Cover

UntitledNo wonder Apple';s Final Cut Pro is such a hit with desktop filmmakers:It combines powerful video-editing and special-effects software with anaffordable price tag. If you have the software, learn to use it like a pro. Film editors, production professionals, and students alike will findEditing Techniques with Final Cut Pro an invaluable resource, thanksto its practical and efficient cinematic strategies for working with FinalCut Pro and other tools.Author Michael Wohl is a professional film editor and was one ofthe original designers of Final Cut Pro. In Editing Techniques withFinal Cut Pro, he takes a unique approach, blending hands-on productiontips with professional strategy and artistic techniques. Wohl talked to anall-star lineup of top film editors (see the list below) while writing thebook; each chapter ends with an interview with a seasoned industry insider.From guidelines on editing to suggestions for improving work flow,Editing Techniques with Final Cut Pro ventures beyond the basics andteaches you how to edit like a pro. Editors interviewed in Editing Techniques with Final Cut Pro:Brian Berden (Blue Velvet, Natural Born Killers); Curtiss Clayton(Drugstore Cowboy, Made); Hervé Schneid (Delicatessen, TheCity of Lost Children); Steven Mirrione (Swingers, Traffic);Valdís Óskarsdóttir (The Celebration, FindingForrester); Chris Tellefsen (The People vs. Larry Flynt, Flirtingwith Disaster); John Wilson (The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & HerLover, Billy Elliot); Paul Hirsch (Star Wars, MissionImpossible); Walter Murch (American Graffiti, Apocalypse Now, TheEnglish Patient)

Reviews

A member of the original Final Cut Pro design team and a professional video editor, Wohl is highly qualified to write about using this digital video editing software. Although his instructions specifically pertain to Final Cut Pro, Wohl also conveys a great deal of information about general video editing techniques, providing examples on when and why to use each. Sidebars explain editing and computer terminology, and interviews with well-known film editors add real-world interest. Recommended for larger public libraries and academic libraries supporting TV/film programs.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Peachpit Pr
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201734834
• ISBN 13: 9780201734836
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480