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MUL265 Digital Audio and Video

Lead Faculty: Mr. Brian J Arnold

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to the basic application skills and concepts of non-linear editing. Students learn the basic properties of audio, video and still assets, and practice importing, logging, and basic insert assembly editing. They also develop a sensitivity to the unique aesthetic and usability criteria of digital video in application environments. Software instruction is in Adobe Premiere, Sonic Foundry Sound Forge and Acid Pro.

Learning Outcomes

  • Build the technical skills to complete all the stages of an edit (except input).
  • Build the aesthetic skills to visualize storytelling through time.
  • Work with the standard paperwork of storyboard and treatment for idea presentation.
  • Demonstrate proficiency with video compression techniques.
  • Produce finished edits
  • Critique and deconstruct moving sequences.