Documentary Editing with Final Cut Pro X

Find out how to build a polished documentary using Final Cut Pro X and essential documentary editing techniques.This course shows how to build a polished documentary using Apple Final Cut Pro X and a few essential editing techniques. Author Diana Weynand demonstrates documentary editing in a real-world project, breaking down the process into a series of manageable steps and milestones. After reviewing existing footage, explore how to build and define a narrative, assemble rough cuts, and create motion graphics. Then see how to adjust B-roll shots, incorporate color correction and audio mixing techniques, and export the final movie. This course is part of a series that looks at documentary editing from the point of view of 3 different editors in 3 different editing applications. For more insight on editing documentary projects, take a look at Documentary Editing with Avid Media Composer and Documentary Editing with Premiere Pro. Topics include: Interpreting a creative brief Logging interviews and organizing footage Pulling selects and focusing ideas Assembling scenes into rough cuts Creating a title graphic sequence Animating images Tightening clip timing Compressing and exporting multiple files