Video Workshops Advanced Non-Linear Feature Assignment

Footage has been digitized for this project and can be found in the "Media" folder under ClassFiles on the local hard drive (Macintosh HD) of each workstation. The footage was digitized in an older version of FCP, so you will probably be prompted to update the footage. Accept this prompt.

This footage is read-only, so once you have opened the project by double clicking its icon, be sure to use "Save Project As" and save it in your home directory (House icon) on the Ethernet drive.

This project may appear in FCP without a timeline or canvas. If this happens, create a new sequence from the File menu and then double click on it in the Browser.

You will produce a feature highlighting the experience of working at the Weyerbacher Brewing Co. The footage focuses on a worker whose primary job is to pack beer into cases. He talks about the entire process of brewing, and your job is to edit a continuity piece showing the brewing process from beginning to end while compressing time.

Complete the project according to the following guidelines:

a. There is no maximum running time, but generally under 3 minutes is best.

b. Do not include the phrases "the work is tedious" or "...it is rewarding..."

c. Trim clips as appropriate. Some clips are extremely long!

d. The video should begin and end with music.

e. Include the entire brewing process.

f. The piece should have a beginning and ending sequence of shots with music under.

g. Use title graphics at the beginning and end of the piece. The ending graphic should read: "Weyerbacher Brewing Company, 905G Line Street, Easton, PA 18042. Phone 610-559-5561."

h. Make sure all dialogue audio tracks are panned center.

Once the project is completed to your satisfaction, burn it to a DVD (see Creating DVD Release Prints of Student Projects handout). This release print is the only copy that will be graded. CHECK it after you burn it to make sure audio and video recorded correctly. No matter how good your project file may be, your grade is totally dependent on the quality of the DVD copy! It represents what would go to a dub house or TV station, or directly to the viewer.

The finished project must conform to the menu standards dictated in the DVD Creation handout and must begin and end with approximately 1 second of black, with the program fading in and out.

Grading will be based on the following: 

        DVD format & function                     10%
        technical quality of video                20%
        technical quality of audio                20%
        effectiveness of time compression         20%
        aesthetic quality of project              20%
        knowledge of non-linear editing observed  10%





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