Foundations of Video Editing
Основи відеомонтажу
Editing as screen language: universal NLE principles (timeline, In/Out, continuity, rhythm, sound, export) that transfer across Premiere, Resolve, Final Cut, CapCut, Shotcut, or Avid — not a single-app course.
Монтаж як мова екрана: універсальні принципи NLE (timeline, In/Out, continuity, ритм, звук, export), що працюють у Premiere, Resolve, Final Cut, CapCut, Shotcut чи Avid — не курс однієї програми.
02 · Visual schema
Play/Pause · тягни playhead · клікай кліпи на таймлайні
Play/Pause · тягни playhead · клікай кліпи на таймлайні
- 1 semester · 120 h (10 lectures, seminars + practicals, exam)
- UK
BA year 1 beginners in Photographic Art and Videography — photographers and videographers learning to cut video from scratch in any modern NLE.
04 · Course path
- Ingest
- Select
- Rough cut
- Sound
- Colour
- Export
05 · Module map
B101
Language & NLE
Montage functions, universal workflow
B202
Continuity & rhythm
Frame, 180°, cut types
B303
Sound · colour · type
Audio, grade, graphics
B404
Deliver & defend
QC, platforms, creative project
06 · What you'll learn
Explain montage functions, linear vs non-linear approaches, and major cut types
Organise a project in any NLE: import, In/Out, rough/fine cut, export
Edit a short piece with continuity, 180° rule, match-on-action, and rhythm
Build basic audio (dialogue, ambient, music), J/L-cuts, and simple colour match
Run QC, deliver for platform, and argue why a cut works
Weeks 1–2 — Montage as language; universal NLE workflow
Weeks 3–5 — Frame, continuity, rhythm, cut types
Week 6 — Module test 1; consolidate block 1
Weeks 7–9 — Sound, colour, titles/graphics
Weeks 10–11 — Genres, QC, export, portfolio pipeline
Weeks 12–15 — Practicals, individual work, creative project, module test 2, defence
Session — Written/practical exam