Tutorial – ART 353: Time-based Art

Why?

To prepare you for all video documentation and editing that will be coming this semester, below are some tutorials so you can find something at your current level and help you to achieve what you want to do with video.

Required

Select at least sixty minutes of material to learn more about video editing. I recommend working along with all of the tutorials to solidify the information in your head and help you create muscle memory when it comes to hot keys, finding menus, etc.

Shooting Video: Video Shot Quick Guide

By Collin Bradford

“A pocket-sized technical guide to shooting good video that [Collin Bradford] made for [his] students.”

Photo and Video Glossary

2025

This is an aggregated list of terms and definitions along with illustrative images and videos to help you understand some of the concepts around photo and video work—particularly dealing with cameras and understanding how they work.
Logging and Organizing Video Files: How to Organize Your Video Assets | Folder Structure for Video Editors, Alexander Behne

April 16, 2020

19:31

“Learn how to organize your video files so that you never again have to go insane tracking down that one last piece of footage. Although I edit in Adobe Premiere Pro and the examples here specifically deal with projects created in that software, the same basic principles will work regardless of which NLE you're using.”

6 Easy Steps for Logging Footage, Pond5 Blog

By RocketStock

July 24, 2015

Words: 769

~5 minutes + 30:09 (videos)

“Need help logging footage? Let’s look at six easy steps that will get you on your way and your next project out the door. No matter what type of production you do, at some point you will need to go through and log the footage and ready it for editing. This practice holds true for narrative, documentary, commercial, and industrial. There are some that I’ve met over the years who do not take the time to run through this process, and in the end their project suffers because of it.”

My Video Editing Folder Structure and File Management Template, Joshua Kirk

May 24, 2023

14:10

“Hey guys this is a simple video today explaining my folder structure and file management template for every new video project we produce in the commercial world. This folder structure is simple enough to duplicate for every project and robust enough to be expanded for larger projects.”
Video Editing with Premiere: Adobe Premiere Tutorials, LinkedIn Learning

Once you have logged in using your Provo City Library credentials, then you can click here, or do you own search for “Adobe Premiere.”

Learn Five Editing Basics in Premiere Pro, Adobe

07:00

“See how easy it is to import your footage, create a sequence, add a title, adjust audio levels, and export video in Premiere Pro.”

Learn Premiere Pro, Adobe

This is a series of tutorials on different aspects of Adobe Premiere—from working with graphics and titles, to color matching, to captioning videos, to audio mixing.

Learn Premiere Pro in 15 Minutes! (2025), Premiere Basics

May 31, 2023

14:59

“Learn how to use Adobe Premiere Pro to edit your videos for beginners in this Adobe Premiere Pro tutorial video.” Note: There is a built-in ad for a business from 05:13 to 07:16. Feel free to skip that.

Learn to Use a Green Screen in Premiere Pro with Motoki, Adobe Video and Motion

July 20, 2023

05:29

“Join Content Creator Motoki as he shows you his favorite tips and tricks for mastering the green screen. Ever heard of a blue screen? In this video, he'll show you when you might want to consider using a blue screen instead of a green screen, and how to edit your awesome effects in PremierePro.”
Video Effects with After Effects: Adobe After Effects Tutorials, LinkedIn Learning

Once you have logged in using your Provo City Library credentials, then you can click here, or do you own search for “Adobe After Effects.”
Non-Adobe Video Editing: DaVinci Resolve 18 – COMPLETE Tutorial For Beginners in 2024!, Primal Video

November 20, 2023

37:32

Note: You will want to download and install DaVinci Resolve (it is free). “Our complete DaVinci Resolve tutorial for beginners! Learn how to edit videos with DaVinci Resolve 18 & find out why it’s one of the best free video editing software right now.”

Blender for Video Editing: It’s Surprisingly Good. Here Are Some Tips, Linux Creative

July 19, 2024

06:43

Note: You will need to download Blender (it is free). “Here are some of the small workflow tips that make editing video in Blender just a little bit better. I hope you enjoy!”
Non-Adobe Video Effects: Learn Fusion in 10 Minutes! – Beginner Tutorial for Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve, Casey Faris

November 10, 2023

11:12

This is a quick introduction to DaVinci Resolve's Fusion, which is akin to Adobe After Effects. This is just part of the free DaVinci Resolve download.

Response Question

Remember to cite specific instances from the “readings” to support your views.

What sparked something in your thinking that may impact your future projects?

Why?

For this reading set you’ll be learning some digital audio editing basics so you can begin to manipulate and arrange your sounds to get results that you are happy with.

There are a number of DAWs (digital audio workstations) available for audio editing: Logic (Apple), Garageband (Apple), Audition (Adobe), Ableton, Audacity and more. The pay options are not particularly cheap, but they will get you professional tools and quality. In our classroom, we have Audition available for you. However, for working it home, I will have you download and use Audacity, which is free and open source software that still gets your good results, especially for introductory use. All of these tools have similar interfaces and tools, so what you learn in Audacity can translate to Audition and others.

Download Audacity and install it on your computer. You may need to also download and install FFmpeg separately to allow you to import and export a variety of audio formats, including M4A and WMA. Don’t click on any of the giant buttons. You should be looking for basic text links for your particular operating system near the bottom of the page.

Below is a video showing you how old analog tape was edited, so you understand some of the features and terminology in DAWs because the digital workspaces use skeumorphs to help people understand how to use new technology. There is also a tutorial to get you started with Audacity. I want you to follow along with the tutorial, pause as necessary, and do what he does. This will help you remember the tools and features moving forward. We will then take this further in class to create your own sound art.

Finally, there are a few videos to introduce you to the basics of audio effects. We will explore more in class.

Required

Analogue Audio Tape Editing

By Richard Coppen

November 20, 2015