Creative Mayor's Academy: Introduction to Premiere Pro/Avid

Learn the practical skills and proceses for using AVID. Master the basic skills in using the software to edit productions:

You will learn:

• create and construct an edit

• create an edit with a few tracks and feel in control of the process

• create complex sequences

• use basic effects and colour correction techniques

• begin your own editing projects

- manage editing projects from others

This course will include informartion about job search, applications and freelance opportunities in this field of work.

You should be able to follow simple written and verbal instructions, demonstrations, hand-outs and health and safety information, and will be invited to take part in group discussion. You should be able to use numbers and be able to do simple measurements and calculations. You should be a confident and competent computer users on a Mac or Windows PC and be proficient with a mouse and keyboard in either a creative software, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or equivalent and should be able to download, upload, save, open and retrieve files. Knowledge of other video editing programs such as Premiere Pro would be useful.

Please be prepared to provide your residency documents such as a passport, EU citizen ID card, UK Birth Certificate or Biometric Card. If you have been in the UK for less than 3 years or have entered the UK with a visa you will need to provide evidence that you are eligible to study in the UK - your visa, your biometric card that covers the duration of your course or any relevant home office documents to support your residency should all be uploaded. If you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen we will need to see evidence of 'Pre-Settled' or 'Settled-status' documents. Also for funding purposes we would need to see evidence of payslips if working (within the last 3 months). If you are receiving benefits (e.g JSA, ESA, Universal Credit (UC), Housing benefits etc. please bring evidence of this).

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