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- Effective Term:
- Fall 2025
- Course Number:
- MM 239
- Course Title:
- Advanced Video Editing
- Credit Hours:
- 4
- Lecture Hours:
- 30
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 20
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Explores and develops post-production design and delivery of digital video and audio for multimedia projects. Builds upon the basic techniques of video editing, color correction, and sound design for video delivery using industry-standard software. Analyzes, evaluates, and critiques video projects. Audit available.
Addendum to Course Description
Students will be supplied footage for most projects. Class focuses on Documentary, Client orientated and Promotional style editing.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Produce advanced level video editing projects.
- Utilize proper color correction in video projects.
- Employ enhanced audio sweetening techniques in video post-production.
- Compress video projects for exporting to assorted codecs for various modes of delivery.
- Analyze, evaluate, and critique existing video projects to identify areas of improvement.
Course Activities and Design
- The material in this course will be presented in a classroom lecture/discussion/demonstration format, and in class hands-on exercises.
- There will be editing assignments related to class objectives
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Projects will be the major criteria for evaluation. Emphasis will be placed on creativity, presentations, meeting assigned deadlines, and participation in critiques. Additional methods of assessment may include exercises, assignments, and attendance.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
- Demonstrate advanced editing techniques, trimming concepts, color correction, multi-camera editing, nesting clips, variable speed techniques, compositing, video filters, and special effects.
- Focus on Documentary and Client video types.
- Live event mutli-camera editing
- Explainer video editing
- Promotional and Trailer style editing
- Use industry standard non-linear editing tools to create media for multiple modes of delivery.
- Use industry standard non-linear editing tools to produce a systematic workflow for various formats and various clients.
- Identify which compressors and codec types that are most appropriate for project delivery choice and the pros and cons of each format.