Titular Professors
Students will be able to apply the basic theory and practice of film editing to their artistic work.
The student will be able to apply the fundamentals of digital composition in an audiovisual work.
1. EDITING
1.1. Basic principles of audiovisual editing: continuity, rhythm, structure.
1.2. Specifics of editing for different genres and formats.
1.3. Basic editing processes in DaVinci Resolve.
2. VFX
2.1. Commonly used VFX techniques (integration, 3D creation, tracking, graphics).
2.2. VFX process in professional productions.
2.3. VFX processes in Fusion.
3. COLOR
3.1. Phases of color correction: reveal, correction, matching, look.
3.2. Basic technical considerations for color correction.
3.3. Color correction tools and processes in DaVinci Resolve.
4. SOUND
4.1. Utility and use of sound in audiovisual products.
4.2. Tools and processes for sound post-production and mixing in Fairlight.
The methodology for delivering content is through face-to-face classroom sessions, divided into two parts:
1. Theoretical-technical explanation of the topic, starting from the general conceptualization, moving through
examples of historical and current applications, possible creative variations, and finally arriving at the necessary
procedures in the specific software.
2. Proposal of an exercise to apply the knowledge and practice the techniques. Some of these exercises are
submitted to constitute the evaluation and monitoring of the course.
Additionally, a virtual environment is provided with additional resources, such as documents to expand on conceptual
aspects, and video tutorials to consult the procedures
The evaluation consists of two distinct parts:
1. Continuous assessment (moderately significant activities), through the submission of exercises
proposed in class to practice each of the explained phases:
1.1. EDITING: create a short piece with provided stock materials, including voice and music.
1.2. VFX: insert an animated text into a screen in a moving shot.
1.3. COLOR: correct and grade a given montage of LOG shots.
1.4. SOUND: add SFX and correctly mix the sound of the montage from activity 1.
2. Final project (highly significant activity). Each student must present the post-production of their own
project. It can be:
2.1. A project retrieved from a previous course, improved with the processes learned in this one.
2.2. A new project, expressly created for this course. In this case, it is recommended that it be a
project that serves as a showcase of the student's work capacity, such as a reel compiling their
own works, or a significant piece of their intentions as a creator.
The final project has a weight of 60% of the final grade.
Continuous assessment has a weight of 40% of the grade (10% each). The non-submission of assessment activities results
in a loss of 10% of the maximum grade (for example, if none are submitted, the maximum achievable grade would be a
6, assuming a perfect final project).
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