Avid Media Composer refresher

As part of our Step Up strand, we're offering training to help individuals coming back into the industry after a break, moving into a new role or responsibility level, or improving skills in unscripted TV. 

In this brand-new workshop, Tim Young will guide you through a practical Avid editing exercise, with a view to giving you the knowledge and tools to brush up on your editing skills.

Who it's for

This session is a refresher course, aimed at editors and would-be editors in unscripted TV, who already have a basic understanding of Avid Media Composer. This session is not for beginners, nor is it a “conversion course” for editors familiar with other software.

Having access to Avid Media Composer is not essential, those who cannot access the software will still be able to participate in the course. If your application is successful, we’ll be in touch to check if you have access to Avid Media Composer (or Avid Media Composer First). If required, instructions will be given on how to download and install Avid Media Composer.

The majority of the Unscripted Skills Fund (USF) online short course offering is for those at early career stage and above. As a result, we generally require applicants to have at least three credits (unless working in a traditionally uncredited role). If you strongly feel you would still benefit from the training, please email USF@screenskills.com so we can assess if an exception should be made.

We are committed to ensuring all our courses are accessible to everyone. This course is designed to be as interactive as possible.

Please email the above address if you have any access requirements and we will be delighted to help, be that clarifying the form such interaction is likely to take or discussing reasonable adjustments.

Trainer:

Tim Young has been editing broadcast TV programmes for over 20 years. Recent credits include Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig for Channel 4, which won an RTS Scotland Award in 2022. Throughout his career, Tim has had a keen interest in training and mentoring and is qualified as an Avid Certified Instructor. Tim has successfully delivered the Avid Media Composer 101 and 110 courses at London South Bank University and Edinburgh Napier University and continues to develop his teaching alongside editing projects.

What it covers

The 2-hour session will cover:

• Recent changes to the Avid Media Composer interface
• Ingesting media
• Organising, viewing and logging rushes.
• Building a sync pull
• Moving and trimming clips
• Adding cutaways, music and simple titles
• Exporting a viewing copy

How to apply

This session will take place online via Zoom. Click ‘apply now’ at the top of the page and follow the instructions to apply for your place: you must login or register before you are able to complete your application.

If you need additional support to complete your application or require the application form in an alternative format please contact USF@screenskills.com

Places on these free online courses are limited and applications are often highly competitive. To stand the best chance of securing a place, please be sure to consider the following:

• When asked to list your three most recent credits, please include the programme title and your job role.
• When asked what you hope to gain from the course, please be concise but ensure you cover the specific elements of the topic you would like to gain knowledge of and what gaps in your skillset you believe the course may address. A rewording of the course title or a general comment on career progression does not tell us much about how this course would benefit you.

If you are no longer able to attend, we ask you to please use the 'decline ticket' function on the right hand side of the page so that we can release your place. Our sessions are often oversubscribed, so we’d like to give other freelancers the opportunity to fill available spots. Thank you for your consideration.

This session is supported by the ScreenSkills Unscripted TV Skills Fund which invests in training for the unscripted workforce thanks to contributions from broadcasters, SVoDs and production companies.

This course would normally cost participants to attend, but thanks to this support, we are able to offer it to you for free. If you fail to attend, we reserve the right to request reimbursement of costs, unless your place can be taken by someone else.