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  1. 1st Mar 2015 07:14 #1
    parker7d7
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    Just wondering if anyone knew any good books, video series, or anything of the like that I could get for free? My local library is decent so they might have somw books too tso they arent free)?

    Thanks for the answers
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  2. 1st Mar 2015 07:15 #2
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    Books need to be everything i need to know about video editing... Forgot to write it
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    "The Art And Science Of Digital Compositing" on Amazon.
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    Creative Live (creativelive.com) occasionally has 2-3 day classes on video editing. They mostly focus on product productivity however there is a lot of small-talk that stretches it out too much in my opinion. But they are free when viewed live.

    More focused classes are for instance the Lynda series but these do cost money.
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    Search youtube for tutorials on your editing s/w. Free and lots to choose from, however you'll never learn anything until you put your nose to the grind stone and experiment.
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    Another good book is the Filmmakers Handbook. And it's cheap. Doesn't get into editing that deep, but teaches you how to make the shots.

    Yeah, it does boil down to putting your nose to the grindstone, and figuring out, experimenting, being curious how they did it, etc. It takes about a year of futzing around until the lightbulb in your brain comes on.

    Modern video editing is WAY more advanced than the old days, but the basic principles are still the same. Alfred Hitch**** was one of the early pioneers, and you can still learn a lot from his work. That's probably the easiest way to get started, to look at the older masters.

    (Hahaha, the auto profanity filter did that to Hitch****. I should have used "Hitchkock", but then you guys think I can't spell)
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    I agree with racer-x. Youtube to the rescue!
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    Dunno about youBoob. Every "advanced" editing video I've watched were kids being rudimentary. They were almost painful.
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    Adobe has some very good tutorials. Obviously it is specific to their software, but the principles are the same.
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