Sheridan Course Outlines

APPL14648
Introduction to Digital Editing

I: Administrative Information II: Course Details III: Topical Outline(s) Printable Version Public

Section I: Administrative Information

Credit Value: 3.0
Credit Value Notes: N/A
Effective: Winter 2009
Prerequisites: (MEDA19402)
Corequisites: N/A
Equivalents: N/A
Pre/Co/Equiv Notes: N/A

Course Name (short): Intro to Digital Editing
School: All Sheridan Schools
Program(s): Media Arts
Program Coordinator(s): Multiple Coordinators
Course Leader or Contact: Tom Dinadis
Originator: Lesley Brown-Paterson
Designate: Lesley Brown-Paterson
Version: 5.0
Status: Inactive (INAC)

Calendar Description
This will introduce Apple's Final Cut Pro Software and will develop basic editing skills in the Final Cut Pro environment. Each student will complete a set of learning exercises in Final Cut Pro and then move to assigned editing exercises to develop aesthetic skills. Final assignments will utilize students own video material and will combine title and graphic elements created in Adobe PhotoShop and Illustrator. This is a lab course and students must have a Zip disk and a 60 minute MiniDV Tape for class use.

Typical Instructional Format

Lab	42.0
Total hours:	42.0

Courses may be offered in other formats.

Section I Notes: N/A

Section II: Course Details

Detailed Description
This will introduce Apple's Final Cut Pro Software and will develop basic editing skills in the Final Cut Pro environment. Each student will complete a set of learning exercises in Final Cut Pro and then move to assigned editing exercises to develop aesthetic skills. Final assignments will utilize students own video material and will combine title and graphic elements created in Adobe PhotoShop and Illustrator. This is a lab course and students must have a Zip disk and a 60 minute MiniDV Tape for class use.

Program Context

Media Arts

Program Coordinator: Multiple

Computers are increasingly the "front end" in media environments and digital manipulation of image is utilized extensively in all forms of media production. This course provides an introduction to some of the key concepts of image manipulation on the computer and will introduce firewire and DV editing.

Course Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes identify the critical performances, and the knowledge, skills and attitudes that successful students will have reliably demonstrated through the learning experiences and evaluation in the course. Successful students will have demonstrated the following:

 
            Knowledge
			
Successful students will have demonstrated knowledge of:

- common editing conventions, the computer operating system and 
  Apple's Final Cut Pro.

 
            Skills
			
Successful students will have demonstrated further development in 
their abilities to:

- assemble a variety of images and sounds using standard editing 
  conventions including cutting to continuity.  They will, as well, 
  demonstrate technical proficiency with the computer operating system
  and basic competency in Final Cut Pro.

 
            Attitudes
			
Successful students will have demonstrated attitudes of:
-  professionalism and care of craft as well as respect for other's 
   work.

Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

Final Cut Pro lesson assignments                      15%
Moving Stills                                         10%
Audio track edit                                      10%
Thematic edit                                         20%
Action sequence                                       15%
Story sequence                                        30%

3 or more absences are grounds for failure in this course.

Provincial Context
The course meets the following Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities requirements:

Essential Employability Skills
Essential Employability Skills emphasized in the course:

	Communication	X	Critical Thinking & Problem Solving		Interpersonal
X	Numeracy	X	Information Management		Personal

Notes: N/A

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
PLAR Contact: Multiple PLA Contacts
Students may apply to receive credit by demonstrating achievement of the course learning outcomes through previous life and work experiences. This course is eligible for challenge through the following method(s):

Challenge Exam	Portfolio	Interview	Other	Not Eligible for PLAR
X	X

Notes: N/A

Section III: Topical Outline

Some details of this outline may change as a result of circumstances such as weather cancellations, College and student activities, and class timetabling.
Effective term: Winter 2009
Professor: Tom Dinadis
Textbook(s):

Final Cut Pro, by Lisa Brenneis, Peach Pit

Applicable student group(s): Students of Media Arts
Course Details:

Some details of this outline may change as a result of circumstances 
such as weather cancellations, College and students activities, and 
class timetabling.


WEEKS 1 - 4

Introduction to the course
Introduction to Apple's Final Cut Pro
Video formats
QuickTime
Audio Formats
Capturing video and audio
Codecs and firewire

WEEKS 5 - 9

Transferring sound editing from Protools
Basic editing techniques
Organization of materials
Project viewings

WEEKS 10 - 14

Advanced editing techniques
Titling
Intro to compositing
Thematic structures in editing
Viewing and discussion of students projects

*** the outline may be modified to meet students needs.

Academic Honesty
The principle of academic honesty requires that all work submitted for evaluation and course credit be the original, unassisted work of the student. Cheating or plagiarism including borrowing, copying, purchasing or collaborating on work, except for group projects arranged and approved by the faculty member, or otherwise submitting work that is not the student's own violates this principle and will not be tolerated. Instances of academic dishonesty, including assisting another student to cheat, will be penalized as detailed in the Student Handbook.

Students who have any questions regarding whether or not specific circumstances involve a breach of academic honesty are advised to discuss them with the faculty member prior to submitting the assignment in question.

Discrimination and Harassment
Sheridan is committed to provide a learning environment that respects the dignity, self esteem and fair treatment of every person engaged in the learning process. Behaviour which is inconsistent with this principle will not be tolerated. Details of Sheridan's policy on Harassment and Discrimination are available in the Student Handbook.

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