Post on 12-Jan-2015
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Circus Wagon Project
Jon Corippojcorippo@mychawanakee.org
Twitter: @jcorippo
A quick orientation to FCE
No shooting
No script
No story
Just cutting and orientation
A quick orientation to FCE
Important: No story
Focus on the interface
HOW TO GET AN A(and get a quick start on FCE)
1. Your teacher will supply you with a 1 minute video clip
2. Your teacher will supply you with a 1 minute video clip
3. You will make:20 cuts (about 2 sec each)20 effects (pick any)20 titles (name the effect in your title)
It won’t be pretty, but it will be fun.That’s why it’s called the Circus Wagon. =)
First: Go to Easy Setup, make it look like this:
Click here:
Drag in the footage
DO NOT MOVE OR DELETE THE ORIGINAL FOOTAGE UNTIL THE PROJECT IS DONE AND EXPORTED
Click on command+option+W to turn on wave forms for audio
Click here to use the PEN tool toadjust OPACITY and sound
(bottom left)
Click on the blade tool (b) to make cuts
Click on the select tool to make changes (a)
Click either end to ZOOM the timeline
Click to SLIDE the timeline
Use the blade to make some cuts
This turns snapping on!(with it off you can cut ANYWHERE,
with it on, it snaps to ends)
Snapping on isusually good, but
to be flexible turnit off
MAS IMPORTANTE!THE SCRUBBER
Click on Effects
Pick one you likedrag it over theclip you want to
apply it to (make sure that clip is
“selected” and the scrubber is on it)
Double click on the clip, and observeboth windows are the same - Drag a filter that you like
onto the clip you want to edit
NOW click on “filters”
Slide sliders until you get the look you like...
Make some more cuts and repeat every 3 or four seconds......
Do one every three secondsfor 60, that’s 20 changes
Use the croptool to changethe frame, like
Masking in Keynote
Use the distorttool to change
the frame
Click on the corners
Try a filter from each folder(some won’t make sense, and that’s ok)
Try a transition from each folder(some won’t make sense, that’s ok)
Hit Command+JTo adust speed(120% is 20% faster80% is 20% slower)
Fast and SLOOOW motion
Click here to add text
You’ll get thisClick on controls
Type!
Always CHANGE THE FONT
Switch back to video
Drag it over the clip you want, pick “Superimpose”
Pick Image+Wireframe to move it around
Same trick works on audio levels
Use the pen tool to add control points for
opacity
Tired of rendering? Change the system settings
Make stuff move, especially still pics
Click at the beginning of a clipGet a green indicator
Optional: Keyframing 1
Make stuff move, especially still pics
Click at the END of a clipGet a green indicator
Optional: Keyframing 2
Grab the clip on the end, and move it or spin it;It’ll move to where you end it.
Click at the END of a clipGet a green indicator
The little blue line means IT’S WORKING!
One SQUARE per FRAME
When you are done, render ALL, then......FULL SIZE VIDEOS
Exporting 1
When you are done, render ALL, then......
SMALL VIDEOSExporting 2
What’s it look like done?
20 cuts (about 2 sec each)20 effects (pick any)20 titles (name the effect in your title)
Bad TV Video Camera
Blur EffectPaint Effect