Capturing and editing your video

Group 1 (slo mo team)

Follow the instructional video:

Group 2

1. Plug the camera into the laptop using a firewire cable
2. Open Final Cut
3. Click file> log and capture (fig 1)
4. Place your clips on the time line on top of each other on separate video layers (fig 2)
5. Line up your clips so that they are all synchronised (the music starts and ends at exactly the same time time)
6. use the < and > keys to adjust each clip one frame at a time for fine adjustments
7. Start cutting parts of your video layers you don't want out using the blade tool without moving any of the layers, moving layers will ruin the sync (fig 3 &4)

fig1

fig2

fig 3

fig 4

Groups to combine and add the slow motion footage onto one laptop using a memory stick,

1. Import footage
2. Add footage to timeline
3. sync footage
4. cut footage to suit

New posts

There is loads of new information on my Video Camera Skills blog including in depth explanations on exposure, how to use a Sony Z5 and a canon 550D when filming.  There is also tips on lighting and loads of other tips when filming.

Multimedia assets

These can be used in your projects as overlays or stock pieces of footage that in someway will enhance your film

film burn effects
8mm film roll (right click and 'save link as...')
Loads of still images for overlaying effects
Random Assets you can use to enhance your work
TV Static

New Posts

I have been adding more to the Final Cut for Beginners Blog.  a great tip for anyone having trouble opening Final Cut, an in depth look at capturing and adding music to a project.

Camera Skills

I am currently working on a new camera skills blog to help you with camera, lighting and grip equipment. 

The first parts are now available to view including an in depth look at using a Sony Z5.

Click here to have a look.

Where has my timeline gone?

This happens to everyone sooner or later; You accidently close your time line window and can't work out how to re-open it. This is what it will look like.

In the end you have probably decided to quit final cut and reopen it.

Instead just double click on the sequence in the browser window that you were editing.





For more tips like this visit Final Cut for Beginers