Chapter 3. Finishing the Rough Cut

Lesson Files

Lesson 3 Project

Media

SeaWorld > Believe, Narration, Music, and Sound Effects folders

Time

This lesson takes approximately 90 minutes to complete.

Goals

Set edit points in the Timeline

 

Add cutaways

 

Edit narration and music tracks

 

Import folders into the project

 

Backtime clips

 

Import and edit sound effects to video clips

 

Link separate clips together

 

Copy and paste clips

 

Work with markers

With your clips edited into sequences, you’re now ready to put the finishing touches on your rough cut. To finish a rough cut, you often edit new clips into a sequence that refer to, relate to, or synchronize with clips that are already there.

This is an important editing technique and one you will use frequently. In order ...

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