Description:
Audio - they say it makes 50% of your video. But how do you do it? A strong soundtrack can save a poorly shot video, but a bad sound will kill a good-looking video.

In this class, we will cover techniques for recording and making voice-overs sound better. Music is a driving factor in your production, techniques to make music do what you want it to do will be shown, from making the music 'end' with your video to using EQ to help the music be strong, yet still hear the VO. Oh, and what is that noise in the background? Or do you have too much hiss? Using Soundtrack Pro, we will finally be able to lessen the noise. Proper output levels and bars and tone will be explained. Going to air with a commercial, you want to be sure it can be loud enough! Other engineering procedures and artful considerations will be discussed. Time for Q& A is assured, as well.

Instruction is presented in Final Cut Studio 3 with Final Cut Pro 7.

Presented as a Lecture-Style Workshop:
These are our most affordable training programs, designed to introduce a subject quickly and efficiently. Students can take notes from the instructor's projected computer screen, and/or bring their own computer to follow along. Lecture-style workshops are normally held on weekday evenings from 6 pm – 9 pm and contain a maximum of 30 students (average is 8-20).

Who Should Take This:
Editors who have taken the Final Cut Pro Hands-On Intensive or have a solid foundation in FCP.

Instructor:
Don Poe has been editing since 1992, first as a linear editor, then Avid, and now Final Cut. He has won multiple awards including the Banff, Durango, Breckenridge, Denver and South Beach film festivals and multiple Telly's. His first passion was in Post-Production, from DVD Studio Pro to motion graphics, audio production and compression. Now, as the Head of Production at People Productions, he has produced hundreds of video productions from simple projects to huge world-wide shown commercials with world leaders like Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama. Additionally, Don has deep experience incorporating video into new media like complex web sites and iPhone applications.

In his free time, Don loves playing with his family and recording in his band with recordings out on multiple record labels. World travel, foreign languages and reading are also highlights in his life.

BDA Member Cost: $59.00
Non Member Cost: $79.00
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