Using Music for Better Video Edits

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Luisa Winters and Francis Torres

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01 - Introduction

01 - Do you want to learn how editing music creates a better edit.mp4

01:42

02 - What you need to know before watching this course.mp4

01:58

03 - Exercise files.mp4

02:05

02 - 1. Key Signature

01 - Key signatures.mp4

04:18

02 - Major and minor keys.mp4

03:05

03 - Common chord progressions.mp4

04:28

04 - Modal music.mp4

04:03

05 - Chromatic and pentatonic music.mp4

04:25

06 - Open fifths.mp4

02:12

03 - 2. Time Signature

01 - Tempo, bars, rhythm.mp4

08:57

02 - Phrases.mp4

02:51

03 - Sonata form.mp4

05:49

04 - Rhythmic engines.mp4

04:03

04 - 3. Rhythm and Pacing

01 - The difference between rhythm and pacing.mp4

05:38

02 - Editing to the beat.mp4

02:21

03 - Elongating tracks.mp4

02:25

04 - Rhythm of speech.mp4

02:02

05 - Pauses and silences.mp4

02:35

05 - 4. Tension and Release

01 - Tension and resolution in music.mp4

04:11

02 - Creating tension with rhythm and tempo.mp4

03:17

03 - Harmonic tension.mp4

03:21

04 - Dynamics tension.mp4

02:42

06 - 5. Instrumentation

01 - Strings.mp4

04:55

02 - Woodwinds.mp4

03:45

03 - Brass.mp4

02:58

04 - Percussion.mp4

01:39

05 - Voice.mp4

01:57

07 - Conclusion

01 - Goodbye.mp4

00:20

Description

Do you have the perfect musical overlay in mind but can’t get your video edited right? While music can do wonders for telling your story, it helps to know the basic concepts to bring it to full effect. In this course, instructor and lifelong musician Luisa Winters shows you how to leverage the power of music when you’re editing video and maximize its potential to captivate your viewers when they see—and hear—your final cut on the screen.

Learn how music affects your videos and how to take advantage of music in your work. Explore the fundamentals of storytelling in music with lessons on key, time signature, rhythm, and pacing, with tips on how to use each to better communicate your message. Along the way, Luisa—a classically trained violinist—shows you how to tell your story progressively through harmonic transitions, building tension towards the climax and release. Find out more about utilizing musical instrumentation to make your scenes come alive with dazzling effects.

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Luisa Winters and Francis Torres

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