Final Cut Pro X v10.1.x: Effective Storytelling

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Free Online Course: Final Cut Pro X v10.1.x: Effective Storytelling provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 3-4 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Final Cut Pro X v10.1.x: Effective Storytelling is taught by Diana Weynand.

Overview
  • A comprehensive method for developing compelling storylines in Final Cut Pro X 10.1.x.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • Using the exercise files
    1. Defining Your Story
    • Exploring different types of storytellers
    • Identifying story elements
    • Finding the essence of the story
    2. Gathering Story Elements
    • Organizing footage into folders
    • Creating a disk image as a contained workspace
    • Importing folders and stills as keyword collections
    3. Organizing Story Elements
    • Adding keywords to make clips accessible
    • Using favorite tags to call clips into action
    • Making notes to capture observations
    • Performing a complex search
    • Prepping clips for editing
    4. Building a Primary Storyline
    • Finding the meat of the clips
    • Don't be puzzled over your first edit
    • Creating project versions and developing story diversity
    • Putting story threads in order
    • Sculpting the story within the timeline
    5. Refining the Story
    • Trimming distractions from a story
    • Compounding thoughts into one primary story project
    • Evaluating the project for story content and pacing
    • Fine-tuning the edits in a project
    • Refining the primary sound bed
    • Organizing separate story segments into independent storylines
    6. Previsualizing in Final Cut to Help Write Your Story
    • Storyboarding a narrative script using placeholders
    • Recording a narration track to explore script ideas
    • Changing pitch in a temporary narration track to identify different characters
    • Adding sound effects to create depth
    7. Embellishing Your Story
    • Embellishing the story with cutaways to B-roll footage
    • Finessing cutaways to enhance the story
    • Editing and arranging a still-image storyline
    • Applying the Ken Burns effect to still images
    • Applying effects to enhance story elements
    • Altering your story's "look" using the Color Board
    8. Moving the Story Along
    • Retiming to lengthen or shorten music and clips
    • Adding freeze frames to end or start sections
    • Video finishing touches
    • Audio finishing touches
    Conclusion
    • Goodbye