Editing Techniques with Final Cut Pro - Softcover

Wohl, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201734834 ISBN 13: 9780201734836

Publisher: Peachpit Press, 2001

Synopsis

No wonder Apple';s Final Cut Pro is such a hit with desktop filmmakers:It combines powerful video-editing and special-effects software with anaffordable price tag. If you have the software, learn to use it like a pro. Film editors, production professionals, and students alike will findEditing Techniques with Final Cut Pro an invaluable resource, thanksto its practical and efficient cinematic strategies for working with FinalCut Pro and other tools.

Author Michael Wohl is a professional film editor and was one ofthe original designers of Final Cut Pro. In Editing Techniques withFinal Cut Pro, he takes a unique approach, blending hands-on productiontips with professional strategy and artistic techniques. Wohl talked to anall-star lineup of top film editors (see the list below) while writing thebook; each chapter ends with an interview with a seasoned industry insider.From guidelines on editing to suggestions for improving work flow,Editing Techniques with Final Cut Pro ventures beyond the basics andteaches you how to edit like a pro.

Editors interviewed in Editing Techniques with Final Cut Pro:Brian Berden (Blue Velvet, Natural Born Killers); Curtiss Clayton(Drugstore Cowboy, Made); Hervé Schneid (Delicatessen, TheCity of Lost Children); Steven Mirrione (Swingers, Traffic);Valdís Óskarsdóttir (The Celebration, FindingForrester); Chris Tellefsen (The People vs. Larry Flynt, Flirtingwith Disaster); John Wilson (The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & HerLover, Billy Elliot); Paul Hirsch (Star Wars, MissionImpossible); Walter Murch (American Graffiti, Apocalypse Now, TheEnglish Patient)

About this title

About the Author

Michael Wohl, one of the principal designers of Final Cut Pro, has been editing film and video for twelve years. His experience ranges from corporate training to documentary and narrative films. His fictional documentary "Theaterality" won the prestigious Golden Eagle award from CINE.

From the Back Cover

Final Cut Pro makes it possible to achieve totally professional film and video editing results on the desktop; but it can't teach you how to edit film. This book lets you look over the shoulder of a professional film editor while he uses Final Cut Pro to create and complete high-quality video projects. Readers will learn advanced cinematic techniques, film-editing patterns, and countless tips and strategies designed to improve efficiency and make their video project more professional; all optimized for Final Cut Pro. This book combines a unique blend of editing methodology (which is sorely missing in most software manuals) and the direct application of that theory into specific tips and techniques for Final Cut Pro.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0201734834
• ISBN 13: 9780201734836
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480