Final Project By:
Marco Hoffner
Brendan Nelson
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Extra Credit: Lessons 12-14
A concept that I learned in Lesson 12 was how to create a freeze frame. One way to modify the speed of a clip is to stop the motion of the whole clip. This is a good shot to use when your ending a scene or if you need to fix a clip that is to short and you need to extend it to fit a certain amount of time. The freeze frame can be created in the timeline which makes it an even easier task. After adjusting the clip, you go to the modify menu and click make freeze frame to create the freeze frame. You can than overwrite it in the viewer so that it ends up back on the sequence.
A concept I learned in lesson 13 was how to apply animating filters. If you want to change a filter parameter over time, you can animate that parameter by adding keyframes. When using animated filters you can help support a visual style that you are trying to create, and it can also help to correct a shot that needs to be fixed. A simple way of using this is through the effects menu, choosing video filters and image control. This allows you to make such animated filter changes as color correction.
A concept I learned in Lesson 14 was how to export a quicktime file using conversion. Exporting a Final Cut Project using conversion can be very handy. Sometimes the file that you need to export may be to large to jus export normally. When using the quicktime conversion you can choose the format you want exported as the first step. Than you can through the movie settings tab, fix the current settings for video, sound, and internet streaming. Than you can move on to the compression settings and the export size settings. Quicktime conversion can be a very important tool to know when using Final Cut Pro
A concept I learned in lesson 13 was how to apply animating filters. If you want to change a filter parameter over time, you can animate that parameter by adding keyframes. When using animated filters you can help support a visual style that you are trying to create, and it can also help to correct a shot that needs to be fixed. A simple way of using this is through the effects menu, choosing video filters and image control. This allows you to make such animated filter changes as color correction.
A concept I learned in Lesson 14 was how to export a quicktime file using conversion. Exporting a Final Cut Project using conversion can be very handy. Sometimes the file that you need to export may be to large to jus export normally. When using the quicktime conversion you can choose the format you want exported as the first step. Than you can through the movie settings tab, fix the current settings for video, sound, and internet streaming. Than you can move on to the compression settings and the export size settings. Quicktime conversion can be a very important tool to know when using Final Cut Pro
Lessons 9-11
A concept I learned from lesson 9 was how to use the transition editor. What most people use and I use all the time to edit a transition is editing the transition in the timeline. What i learned in lesson 9 was how to edit a transition by using the Transition Editor, which will appear as a tab over the viewer window. The Transition Editor allows you to make changes without having to access the menu.
A concept I learned from Lesson 10 is how to record a voice over through Final Cut Pro. Usually the programs I use when I make my projects that include voice overs are sound track pro or Garage Band. But in Lesson 10 i found out that you can use a voice over option in final cut pro with the use of a USB microphone or an internal microphone on a laptop computer. When using this voice over option it will be directly put into the timeline when you are done recording. All you have to do is get rid of the narration that is included in the clip and than set the in and out points for where you want the voice over.
A concept I learned from Lesson 11 was how to add a lower third to a project. There is many different texts you can use in Final Cut Pro, but when you are shooting a documentary or an interview a lower third text is the text you are going to want to use. To use a lower third text, you go in the effects box and find the lower third clip with gives you two texts on top of each other. To use the txt in the timeline you will edit them to the V2 track and than superimpose the text over an existing clip in the Timeline.
A concept I learned from Lesson 10 is how to record a voice over through Final Cut Pro. Usually the programs I use when I make my projects that include voice overs are sound track pro or Garage Band. But in Lesson 10 i found out that you can use a voice over option in final cut pro with the use of a USB microphone or an internal microphone on a laptop computer. When using this voice over option it will be directly put into the timeline when you are done recording. All you have to do is get rid of the narration that is included in the clip and than set the in and out points for where you want the voice over.
A concept I learned from Lesson 11 was how to add a lower third to a project. There is many different texts you can use in Final Cut Pro, but when you are shooting a documentary or an interview a lower third text is the text you are going to want to use. To use a lower third text, you go in the effects box and find the lower third clip with gives you two texts on top of each other. To use the txt in the timeline you will edit them to the V2 track and than superimpose the text over an existing clip in the Timeline.
Media Production Final Project
This is the project myself and Brendan Nelson made. I wrote and directed the short movie where two college students fight in a dream over a new neighbor that has just moved in next door. Brendan and I switched turns behind the camera and he did most of the editing.
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Lessons 4-8
Important concepts that I learned from Lesson 4 was trimming using rippling in the viewer. I learned that the ripple like most tools can be used in more than one window. The reason using ripping in the viewer is so important is because it allows you to see the area outside the range of the in and out points, allowing you to find your target that can not be seen in the timeline when you open a sequence clip in the viewer. An important shortcut found in this area of the lesson was using command + or command - which allows you to zoom in or out in any active window.
Important concepts I learned from Lesson 5 was dragging clips into new locations. You may start to question your clip assortment after you see the arrangement in the timeline, and might want different clips to improve the sequence. Since you will not be adding any new clips to the sequence and you will only be repositioning a clip the sequence length will still stay the same so it will require no editing tools at all besides using a modifier key and the default selection tool.
Important concepts i learned from Lesson 6 was editing a multiclip. Editing in a multiclip is different because you put the clip in the timeline and than you edit the angle points. You mark the multi clip in the viewer, position the the playhead in the timeline and patch the source controls. The difference in this is you must use the option key when you drag the clip directly to the timeline or in the canvas.
Important concepts I learned from Lesson 7 was customizing shortcut keys and button bars. Now that i am comfortable with Final Cut Pro i might want to change some keyboard shortcuts to something that benefits me more to my liking. I learned that although i cannot change the Final Cut Pro interface, i can certainly change the keyboard shortcuts in the keyboard layout > customize menu, and I can group together additional buttons to my own personal editing style.
Important concepts I learned from Lesson 8 was the batch capture option, allowing you to only capture the clips that you have marked down. The first step is to mark and log the clips you will want to capture, than to instruct Final Cut Pro to capture the entire batch list of all the clips that you want. This makes capturing easy because you can get only the clips that you are going to use and you don't have to be around while the clips are being captured.
Important concepts I learned from Lesson 5 was dragging clips into new locations. You may start to question your clip assortment after you see the arrangement in the timeline, and might want different clips to improve the sequence. Since you will not be adding any new clips to the sequence and you will only be repositioning a clip the sequence length will still stay the same so it will require no editing tools at all besides using a modifier key and the default selection tool.
Important concepts i learned from Lesson 6 was editing a multiclip. Editing in a multiclip is different because you put the clip in the timeline and than you edit the angle points. You mark the multi clip in the viewer, position the the playhead in the timeline and patch the source controls. The difference in this is you must use the option key when you drag the clip directly to the timeline or in the canvas.
Important concepts I learned from Lesson 7 was customizing shortcut keys and button bars. Now that i am comfortable with Final Cut Pro i might want to change some keyboard shortcuts to something that benefits me more to my liking. I learned that although i cannot change the Final Cut Pro interface, i can certainly change the keyboard shortcuts in the keyboard layout > customize menu, and I can group together additional buttons to my own personal editing style.
Important concepts I learned from Lesson 8 was the batch capture option, allowing you to only capture the clips that you have marked down. The first step is to mark and log the clips you will want to capture, than to instruct Final Cut Pro to capture the entire batch list of all the clips that you want. This makes capturing easy because you can get only the clips that you are going to use and you don't have to be around while the clips are being captured.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Abbreviated Detailed Video Log 4/4
“Eight Year Old Maced”
ABC News
Timecode Shot Duration Description Audio In. Transition Graphics
0:00:00 | MS | 0:07 | Kid sitting on couch | “Hayden Elliot is your typical,” | Cut | Eight year old maced |
0:00:08 | CU | 0:03 | School | “But Hayden and a few…” | Cut | Eight year old maced |
0:00:11 | LS | 0:12 | Kid in Kitchen | “But what Happened…” | Cut | Eight year old maced |
0:00:23 | MCU | 0:10 | Kid on couch | “I held a wooden…” | Cut | Eight year old maced |
0:00:33 | LS | 0:08 | Cop cars | “than the police showed…” | Cut | Eight year old maced |
0:00:43 | CU | 0:10 | Kid on couch | “They said there was…” | Cut | Eight year old maced |
0:00:53 | CU | 0:07 | Mom doing dishes | “Hayden’s mom says…” | Cut | Eight year old maced |
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