Technical audit - Editing.

Using Final Cut Pro

In lesson we had a tutorial on how to use Final Cut Pro. We familiarized ourselves with the program after we got taught the basics.

This software is used by big companies when they add the finishing touches to their film and piecing it altogether. This program along with others would make our final piece of our Thriller Trailer to a high quality standard.

The tutorial we used to familiarize ourselves with was the BAIT Tutorial.
Some of the techniques we learned were:

- Opening a clip from browser menu and dragging it in to the left canvas to be edited.
- Input and Output points
- Dragging clips onto the time line
- The arrows on the time line indicating what point it is on the sequence
- Using video transitions- e.g. dissolves, fades etc
- Learning how to build a sequence on the time line
- Using audio clips
- Distinguishing between the two window canvas: from original clips that can be viewed to the edited clips that are placed in the time line
- Combining all clips with effects and sound onto the time line to make a effective sequence

Here i have created a sequence from a selection of different clips. I had made it seamless by making sure all the clips are connected fully with no gaps, and I made a match cut to make the sequence run smoothly and reaction shots between the two characters.
I started out with a establishing shot of the cafe, then the boy in the cafe about to run out but then the old tramp walks in. Then there is reaction shots between the old man and the boy and a match cut where the boy still refuses to give the lunch box.

When watching a clip, i then decide where i place my input points by typing 'i' then finishing off by typing 'o.' I then drag it onto the other canvas beside it on the right, where it then adds onto the time line sequence automatically without having to drag it onto the actual time line. If i want to make one of the clips to be cut slightly, i can just click on the clip and select the edge and move it to cut off the seconds on the clip.
I then added some video transitions which is placed onto the video clips- mainly right in between where a different scene is about to take place. I then added audio clips- which can be selected to be shorter/longer by dragging it across the time line horizontally.


By using Final Cut Pro, I can easily make a movie sequence from its convenience and handy features.