I know Final Cut is pretty intimidating, but it is conquerable. And you will get through it – as I said, we leave no one behind. (Sometimes people just up and quit, we don’t chase them, though.)
To help prep you some more, make yourself some popcorn, grab a can of pop and head over to those Digital Literacy videos. Number 10 will be handy to help you get comfortable with the camera. Numbers 11 and 12 are the basics of video editing – conversion, importing, in and out points, adding tracks and adding b-roll. Those two will help you get through Thursday’s class. (You can peak ahead to next week by watching number 13 – graphics and exporting.)
You’ll want to bring some headphones to class in the morning. I have a few pairs, but not many. If you don’t have any, you’ll have to edit with the volume turned down which will be, uh, difficult.
Once we start up, you’ll have until 10:45 to get your videos edited, exported and dropped on the server. We’ll take a short break, then watch all of them. After that, we’ll finish out the day by talking about your story ideas – come prepared. The more you know, the easier this will be.
As for the quizzes … no one has come to see me at this point. I will review them from 8:15 to 9:15 tomorrow morning, and then the grades stand. First come, first served – if we don’t get to you, there are no additional times available. No one came in Wednesday morning and no one appears to be coming today.
I will post a sign-up sheet in the morning to help keep you in line.
The second quiz is rescheduled for Wednesday, June 1 – not Tuesday, May 31.
