Today we had a lesson using the editing software Final Cut Pro to familiarise ourselves with some of the tools and techniques we will be using to create the opening to our thriller film. We completed the Bait tutorial in which I was able to use a wide selection of clips and audio found in the browser to to create a sensible sequence on the timeline to playback in the canvas. Making appropriate in and out points to shorten and lengthen a clip when necessary, such as removing cry's of "action" or to cut up a clip into several sections to create back and forth shots and manipulate the story. One of the things i was able to make was an effective match cut and i feel i have a lot more confidence in my knowledge of how to put a film together and the importance of editing structure. I also put a few transitions effects into the timeline when i thought it might benefit the story. Such as a subtle dissolve from an establishing shot of the outside to the inside to show their relation, an audio transition to improve the soundtrack fluidity and so on.
Below in a screen capture of my timeline.
Below in a screen capture of my timeline.
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