Video Editing 101

Online Workshop

Do you have digital footage and images— maybe from your friends' wedding, a big adventure trip, or segments of a how-to video? 

Turn your footage into a story and gain editing skills for future digital projects!

This editing workshop is designed for anyone who wants to tell their own digital story. Work with pre-existing digital material—either your own footage or material provided by the workshop—and have fun learning to use post-production software to craft your own family movie, documentary, personal essay, music video, branded content, etc. In addition to crafting a coherent narrative, you’ll learn to do a basic sound mix, perform some color correction, and add titles to your project.

This workshop combines scheduled real-time virtual class meetings via Zoom, asynchronous material, and independent work.

Details

Week 1

Foundations: An overview of nonlinear editing softwares 

Finding the tools that work for you and Assemblies 

Week 2

Project Intros and The Rhythm and Intuition of Editing 

Optional office hour by appointment

Week 3

Rough Cut Feedback and Sound Design Lecture 

Optional office hour by appointment

Week 4

Fine Cut Feedback and Color Grading Foundations 

In the blink of an eye and Final Revision presentations

** To maximize feedback discussion in the workshop, students will be asked to upload their cuts for the class to view the day before class meeting times.

What you'll need at home

Devices

• Computer with:
  • 8GB RAM minimum & 16GB RAM or more recommended
  • Wi-Fi / Internet access
  • Webcam
  • Microphone

• External Hard Drive (optional)

Software / Apps

• Nonlinear editing software. Choose:

  • Adobe Premiere Pro 
    (1-yr subscription for $21/mo; month-to-month subscription: $31.49/mo; or bundled with the Creative Cloud monthly or annual plan) or

  • Davinci Resolve
    (Free)

• Adobe Media Encoder (optional)

• Zoom (free)

Accessories

• Computer Headphones / Earbuds (optional)

Other

• Digitized footage (if you don't have any, we can provide)

Instructor: Tori Gene McCarthy

Tori Gene McCarthy is a New York-born, Austin-based director, cinematographer, and editor. With over a decade of production experience, Tori has tackled everything from branded content to music videos to verite documentaries. Her work has been featured on PBS, ESPN, "Good Morning America," and at prestigious film festivals such as Outfest, Austin Film Festival, and HollyShorts. Tori also directed the Denius Showcase selected short, Ursus. Tori received her MFA  in Film and TV Production from UT Austin and her B.A. in Individualized Studies ( Documentary Media) from NYU.