The Meeting - Bomb Sequence task

The Meeting - Final Cut Sequence screenshot

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This was the second part of the final video and was the second clip that added to the Master sequence to make up the final project.

This second sequence gave us as a group a great chance to prove our selves on photoshop and final cut with previously learnt skills and experiment with new skills and clip editing.

We practically demonstrated the 3 ways to edit which includes cutting with the blade tool, dragging clips smaller with the select tool. The third is to set in and out points and drag the selected part of the clip you want into the project.

We were expected to complete this partition of the project to a very high end standard editing any part of the clips we deemed needed changing. We were given the opportunity to drop or raise the sound levels in certain parts of the sequence also if needed.

We were set to film and edit this opening sequence using the camera's we had previously used, prior to this task we had already used the camera's in a practical fashion and we had gained the knowledge required to upload to final cut to edit the clips using the three ways of editing. For this task we were required to create a blog post and write a report to demonstrate through text what we did on a practical scale.

Overall it took me about an hour to complete the full sequence.

I wanted to create a very on edge and dramatic sequence which included one main primary shot, the 180 degree over the shoulder shot. For this task we focused mainly on the 180 degree rule to create a realistic speaking scene between the 2 characters. For the 180 degree rule you need to film each over the shoulder shots but it is essential to keep the camera the same side of the 180 degree line.

Tom A, 24th Oct

Phone Call - Bomb Sequence task

Phone call Sequence - Final Cut Screenshot

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This was the first part of the final video and was the first clip added to the Master sequence to make up the final project.

This first sequence offered us as a group a great chance to practically demonstrate our previously learnt photoshop skills and experiment with new skills. We practically demonstrated the 3 ways to edit which includes cutting with the blade tool, dragging clips smaller with the select tool. The third is to set in and out points and drag the selected part of the clip you want into the project.
We were expected to complete this partition of the project to a high standard editing any part of the clips we deemed needed changing. We were given the opportunity to drop or raise the sound levels in certain parts of the sequence also if needed.
We were set to film and edit this opening sequence using the camera's we had previously used, prior to this task we had already used the camera's in a practical fashion and we had gained the knowledge required to upload to final cut to edit the clips using the three ways of editing. For this task we were required to create a blog post and write a report to demonstrate through text what we did on a practical scale.
Overall it took me about an hour to import, edit and export the final product.
I wanted to create a very dramatic and spooky video which includes lots of different style camera shots.
It turned out how I wanted it too.

Tom A, 22nd Oct

Horror Stills Task

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Horror Stills Final Cut Screen Shot

In this task we were expected to create a short film based on individual still shots taken from a small hand camera in our groups.

In the task we had to practically achieve a worthwhile outcome by using previous skills learnt in lesson through photoshop. and final cut including fades transitions and skills in photoshop like blending two images together and using overall pro skills.

Overall it took us as a group around 30 minutes to take all of the still images outside, and another 30 minutes to edit the whole project together including photoshop image edits. Which means that in total to complete everything I took just over an hour.

Overall I wanted to create a spooky horror that created suspense in a slightly tame way that would appeal to most audiences. In terms of designing and pre planning I knew that I wanted to edit my face in photoshop to create a monster type face that would fit well in the final movie, this was included into the final outcome so overall it was a success to include it.

Tom A, 2nd Oct

The Logo into an IDENT

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Final Cut Express Screen Capture - IDENT

In this task we were set to add motion to our overall logo along with fades and transitions to create and finalise our final IDENT's to go at the beginning of future video projects.

To do this we had to export each individual layer as a seperate .PNG file which is a form of media that can be imported into final cut Express and be animated and moved around to create a moving IDENT.
We then imported these PNG files into final cut by putting them all in there own folder and then importing the folder to import all the files at once to be edited together.
I then layered the images together to create the original logo, from then on it was more about playing around with diufferent skills learnt like fading and adding transitions, along with learning new skills like basic animation and movement of objects, with a little bit of help from steve, our teacher, at first I then got the hang of it and finished the IDENT to a standard that I feel to be acceptable.

Approximately it took me around 45 minutes in total to complete the whole indent including PNG export and import times and final movie project rendering times.

Tom A, 01st October