FILM 394 Post-Production Units: 3.00
This course covers moving-image post-production techniques, including workflow planning, stages of editing, sound mixing, colour correction, special effects and media management.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 24 Laboratory, 30 Group Learning, 30 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite ANIM 200/3.0 or (registration in a FILM Major, FILM Joint Honours, MAPP, or COFI Plan).
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Understand editing language in relation to both theory (effects of shot choice, duration and sequencing) and practice (maintaining scene geography, continuity).
- Manage edit workflows: NLE fundamentals (examining a variety of software tools and their commonalities), media management (assembly, rough cut, fine cut), logging, transcoding, output, bouncing to and from other software tools, and image management (codecs, export).
- Demonstrate ability to use motion graphics: titles, transitions, basic animation, and key frame manipulation.
- Design post-production soundscapes: sound design, foley, score, dialogue editing, re-recording mix, ADR, sound mixing.
- Implement a wide variety of post-production and SFX techniques: colour correction, compositing effects, adding/creating CG elements.
- Develop skills in various software platforms (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Media Encoder, After Effects).