Course

Unit I

Video Editing – Introduction

What is editing? Montage? – Juxtaposition – Editing theories: Kuleshov, Eisenstein, Pudovkin – The six rules of Editing: Walter Murch – Linear & Non-Linear Editing – Why digital? – Understanding storytelling in films – Film Grammer – Different styles of editing – Linear & Non-linear editing techniques – Sculpting time and space – Expansion and Compression of time – Transitions – Effects – VFX – SFX – Building the rough cut – Refining the rough cut – Fine cutting an interview – Cutting a dramatic scene – Multicamera editing – Project organization – Edit page effects – B-rolls –Ripple Trimming – Rolling edit

Unit II

Advanced Video Editing

Shortcuts – Workspaces – Panels – Audio and Video effects – Project settings – Sequence/ Timeline settings – Set project – Syncing multicamera footages using audio or timecode reference – compositing layers – Titling – Subtitles – In/Out – Source – Record – Timeline – Playhead –Playback speed & resolution – Mixing – Rendering – apps integration and ecosystem, keyframes, masking – Media page – Cut page – Edit page – Modifying metadata – Tape View Editor – Speed Trimming – Editing tools & controls – – Exporting XML files – Delivering projects

Unit III

Colour Correction and Colour Grading – Introduction

Colour theory – Reflection of colour – Measuring colour – Colour spaces – Visible spectrum – Luminance and Luma – Contrast – Video scopes: Waveform, Vector scope, RGB parade, Histogram, CIE Chromaticity – Colour temperature – Chroma – Why Log/Raw? – Proxy – DIT – Colour compression – Chroma subsampling – Primary & Secondary colours or additive & subtractive colours – Black & White – 18% Grey – Colour calibration – Colour Palate – Colour Match using colour charts – LUTs – Lift (Shadows), Gamma (Midtones), Gain (Highlights), Offset – Colour tint – Rec.709 – HSL – Hue – Saturation – Primary grading – Secondary grading

Unit IV

Advanced Colour Correction and Grading

Understanding the colour correction and grading tools in the software – Importing XML or DRT files – Relinking media – Conforming with a reference video – Adjusting clip data using inspector – Shot & colour matching – Primaries: Colour wheels, Colour Bars, Log wheels – HDR Colour wheels – RBG Mixer – Motion Effects – Camera Raw – Keyframes – Node graph – Types of Nodes – Effects – Power windows – Qualifier – Colour warper – Curves – Tracker – Magic mask – Blur – Bypass – Image reference wipe – Grab still – Highlight tool – Unmix tracks – Adjustment Layer – Clips & Timeline Controls – Flags and Markers – Colour Boost – Masking – Beautify – Skin tone – Shapes – keys – Artificial lighting adjustments – Subject feature tracking

Unit V

Project Delivery

Marking In/Out in the timeline – Export/Delivery page – Renaming – Destination – Exporting as single clip or individual clips – Video format – Codec – Encoder – Resolution – Frame rate- Quality– Bit-rate – Subtitle burned or as .srt – Adding to render queue or to Adobe Media Encoder – Presets– Data-Burn ins – Timecode reference – Watermarking – DCP – DPX – Media Management – Set project of the entire project

Course Objective:

This course was designed to provide students a deep dive into video editing and colour correction, equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge in the required software and principles of editing & colour correction.

Course Outcomes (COs):

After completing the course, learners should be able to:

1. Juxtapose different shots to give a profound meaning
2. Render a well edited video production project
3. Grade a Log or Raw footage to desired colour output
4. Organize the video clips to their scenes or category in a project
5. Analyze the colour and exposure values by reading the scopes

CO – PO Mapping:

References:

1. Motion picture & video Lighting for cinematographers, gaffers & lighting technicians by Blain Brown
2. In the blink of an eye by Walter Murch
3. Editing Digital Video by Robert Goodman and Patrick McGrath
4. Colour correction handbook by Alexis Van Hurkman
5. Colour grading 101 by Charles Haine
6. Da Vinci Resolve 18 Training Manual
7. The Filmmaker’s Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age” by Steven Ascher and Edward Pincus