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This course shows how to build a polished documentary using Avid Media Composer and a few essential editing techniques. Author Ashley Kennedy demonstrates documentary editing in a real-world project, breaking down the process into a series of manageable steps and milestones. Discover how to define a project approach based on a client's creative brief, and then effectively review and organize the footage. Then find out how to use script-based editing methods and a wide variety of scene creation techniques to assemble a rough cut. The course also shows how to use effects to repair and enhance your footage, process client feedback, and add the film's finishing elements.
Topics include:

    Interpreting a creative brief
    Exploring the documentary postproduction process
    Organizing footage and using searching techniques
    Setting up and using digital transcripts
    Building sequences and scenes to form the rough cut
    Adding effects to repair and enhance footage
    Fine-tuning the sequence to reach picture lock
    Receiving feedback
    Finishing the film with titles, color correction, and professional audio