Procedures for Editing Locally via Downloading of Content, Editing on Computer and Uploading to Youtube
1. Agreement
Intern must Docusign the Internship Agreement prior to beginning any work. If you have not received your Agreement, contact your Supervising Producer.
2. Download Pre-assigned Content (or Access via USB Flash Drive/Thumb Drive)
Once your Internship Agreement has been signed, your Supervising Producer will email you a link to download via ftp the show content assigned to you. Note - you must have sufficient storage space on your computer or connected external drive to save the downloaded content as well as sufficient storage space to save the created clips. (Prior to deleting created clips it is preferable to bring the clips to your Supervising Producer to be copied to the central server if possible). Alternatively, you will receive a USB flash drive/thumb drive with your pre-assigned episodes content. You can import the content directly onto your hard drive or external drive by importing it into your editing program as described in #3. If you received content via USB flash drive/thumb drive you can use the drive to load the created clips onto it once created (by deleting the original episode material once it is imported into your editing program).
3. Import Content Into Editing Program
Use whichever editing program/software you have and are most comfortable using, such as Final Cut Pro, Avid, iMovie, Adobe Premiere etc. Contact your Supervising Producer for tips and tutorials on several of the most popular systems. Import your first episode into the editing program and created an editing project connected to the source material.
4. Create a Youtube Channel
Create a new, dedicated Youtube channel for the clips that you create as part of the internship. Email your Supervising Producer a link to the channel and all login information for the Youtube channel so it can be accessed by your Supervising Producer (email account utilized, password, etc). When posting each clip, add appropriate metadata to help identify the content in the clip.
5. Create an Editing Log
Keep track of the clips you create with an editing log. This is the format we would like you to use. The log will help you keep track of the total length of clips you have created. [If you are receiving Academic Credit for your internship based on hours/days spent on an internship Your Editing Log will also be useful to keep track of the time you have worked.] Your Editing Log for each day must be emailed to your Supervising Producer at the end of the day. The Editing Log is a necessary tool for reaching the required goal of the project. Each show or episode you are assigned must be broken down into clips that multiply the length of content by 20. For example for an episode that is 22 minutes in length (a standard length for a half hour show on television with the remaining time filled by commercials), you must create and upload clips from that episode that total 440 minutes. It is recommended to notate the length of each clip in minutes and percentages of minutes for ease of adding up the total clips length. In other words, represent seconds as a fraction of a minute. For example if a clip is 2 minutes and 30 seconds, notate the clip on your log as 2.5 mins. Rounding to the nearest decimal is okay. Here's a quick reference chart to help. Most editing programs can display the length of edited content in this manner rather than in minutes and seconds but if not use the chart until you know it by heart. You will not be assigned additional content until clips have been created, uploaded and verified that equal the 20 times multiple.
6. Process for Clips Editing and Uploading
Clips must be a minimum of 1.5 minutes (90 seconds) in length. We recommend a clips creation process where you pick a length such as two minutes, and move through the episode you are working with, creating unique clips all the way through the show/episode that are approximately 2 minutes in length. Do your best to have the clip start at a logical spot (beginning of a sentence or idea) and end at a logical spot. Do not spend too much time deliberating over the selection of the clip as the goal for this project places more emphasis on quantity rather than quality in the "clip points." Once the clip has been identified, you will need to export the clip from your editing program into a folder (each editing program may call this process by a different name i.e. export; share; save). Once a clip is created, upload it to your dedicated Youtube channel. Then while it's uploading enter the details of the clip into your Editing Log. Then, create your next clip.
Once you go through the full episode creating clips of a particular (approximate) length, then start at the beginning with a different target length i.e. 3 minutes, and continue once again though the episode. No two clips should be identical but many will be similar with the only variance being the exact length of the clip. With the local editing process (requiring upload) we suggest a maximum clip length of 5 minutes or so, that way the uploading does not slow down the process (depending on your internet speed/connection). In order to reach the desired 20x multiple of each episode, you will need to create many variations of clips to reach that goal. It may be helpful to do a pass through by joining two smaller clips together (that were not consecutive in the original programming) to make a longer clip. You can do this by re-importing the two clips and then editing them together to make a longer clip.
Once you have created the 20x multiple of the content you have been assigned, contact you Supervising Producer who will verify your Editing Log and youtube channel. Do not place the clips anywhere else except your clips dedicated youtube channel (unless directed otherwise by your Supervising Producer).
Feel free to contact your Supervising Producer at any time with questions you may have along the way. Your Supervising Producer will also periodically check in with you to review your methods and guide you in the process and techniques. If it is helpful you can also use the form below to quickly email questions:
Intern must Docusign the Internship Agreement prior to beginning any work. If you have not received your Agreement, contact your Supervising Producer.
2. Download Pre-assigned Content (or Access via USB Flash Drive/Thumb Drive)
Once your Internship Agreement has been signed, your Supervising Producer will email you a link to download via ftp the show content assigned to you. Note - you must have sufficient storage space on your computer or connected external drive to save the downloaded content as well as sufficient storage space to save the created clips. (Prior to deleting created clips it is preferable to bring the clips to your Supervising Producer to be copied to the central server if possible). Alternatively, you will receive a USB flash drive/thumb drive with your pre-assigned episodes content. You can import the content directly onto your hard drive or external drive by importing it into your editing program as described in #3. If you received content via USB flash drive/thumb drive you can use the drive to load the created clips onto it once created (by deleting the original episode material once it is imported into your editing program).
3. Import Content Into Editing Program
Use whichever editing program/software you have and are most comfortable using, such as Final Cut Pro, Avid, iMovie, Adobe Premiere etc. Contact your Supervising Producer for tips and tutorials on several of the most popular systems. Import your first episode into the editing program and created an editing project connected to the source material.
4. Create a Youtube Channel
Create a new, dedicated Youtube channel for the clips that you create as part of the internship. Email your Supervising Producer a link to the channel and all login information for the Youtube channel so it can be accessed by your Supervising Producer (email account utilized, password, etc). When posting each clip, add appropriate metadata to help identify the content in the clip.
5. Create an Editing Log
Keep track of the clips you create with an editing log. This is the format we would like you to use. The log will help you keep track of the total length of clips you have created. [If you are receiving Academic Credit for your internship based on hours/days spent on an internship Your Editing Log will also be useful to keep track of the time you have worked.] Your Editing Log for each day must be emailed to your Supervising Producer at the end of the day. The Editing Log is a necessary tool for reaching the required goal of the project. Each show or episode you are assigned must be broken down into clips that multiply the length of content by 20. For example for an episode that is 22 minutes in length (a standard length for a half hour show on television with the remaining time filled by commercials), you must create and upload clips from that episode that total 440 minutes. It is recommended to notate the length of each clip in minutes and percentages of minutes for ease of adding up the total clips length. In other words, represent seconds as a fraction of a minute. For example if a clip is 2 minutes and 30 seconds, notate the clip on your log as 2.5 mins. Rounding to the nearest decimal is okay. Here's a quick reference chart to help. Most editing programs can display the length of edited content in this manner rather than in minutes and seconds but if not use the chart until you know it by heart. You will not be assigned additional content until clips have been created, uploaded and verified that equal the 20 times multiple.
6. Process for Clips Editing and Uploading
Clips must be a minimum of 1.5 minutes (90 seconds) in length. We recommend a clips creation process where you pick a length such as two minutes, and move through the episode you are working with, creating unique clips all the way through the show/episode that are approximately 2 minutes in length. Do your best to have the clip start at a logical spot (beginning of a sentence or idea) and end at a logical spot. Do not spend too much time deliberating over the selection of the clip as the goal for this project places more emphasis on quantity rather than quality in the "clip points." Once the clip has been identified, you will need to export the clip from your editing program into a folder (each editing program may call this process by a different name i.e. export; share; save). Once a clip is created, upload it to your dedicated Youtube channel. Then while it's uploading enter the details of the clip into your Editing Log. Then, create your next clip.
Once you go through the full episode creating clips of a particular (approximate) length, then start at the beginning with a different target length i.e. 3 minutes, and continue once again though the episode. No two clips should be identical but many will be similar with the only variance being the exact length of the clip. With the local editing process (requiring upload) we suggest a maximum clip length of 5 minutes or so, that way the uploading does not slow down the process (depending on your internet speed/connection). In order to reach the desired 20x multiple of each episode, you will need to create many variations of clips to reach that goal. It may be helpful to do a pass through by joining two smaller clips together (that were not consecutive in the original programming) to make a longer clip. You can do this by re-importing the two clips and then editing them together to make a longer clip.
Once you have created the 20x multiple of the content you have been assigned, contact you Supervising Producer who will verify your Editing Log and youtube channel. Do not place the clips anywhere else except your clips dedicated youtube channel (unless directed otherwise by your Supervising Producer).
Feel free to contact your Supervising Producer at any time with questions you may have along the way. Your Supervising Producer will also periodically check in with you to review your methods and guide you in the process and techniques. If it is helpful you can also use the form below to quickly email questions: