Skills audit - Soundtrack Pro & Livetype

- Soundtrack Pro

- We learned how to add a background movie, to get a feel on how it will turn out.

- We learned how to use several audio tracks at a time, via adding new audio tracks.

- We also learned to lengthen audio tracks.

- We learned how to export the final audio track back to FinalCut Pro.

- Livetype

- We learned how to add effects to the used text and font

- We also learned how to change aspects of the text, such as fonts, colours and size.

- We learned how to add effects layers, to use several effects at once on one particular piece of text.

- Changing the position and length of the effect, to suit the text better.

Mood

The mood shown in this shot is confused which has been created by someone holding a book the wrong side up.

Photo words activity 4

This photo is supposed to suggest speed. The slight blur effect in the photo shows speed shows how the bus is going very fast and 'hard to catch up to'

Where is your homework?

Hello guys
just wondering where is your homework - the diary of events you were supposed to be keeping this week? I've also noticed that you are getting a little behind in your blogging - you should have 7 seperate posts each by now! It's important to keep up to date! Look forward to you next blogs soon!

Editing Skills Audit - Final Cut Pro - BAIT Tutorial

Skills learnt in Final Cut Pro:

- Using Razor tool to cut clips
- Changing clip lengths by dragging double headed arrows
- Marking In and Out points in the viewer window
- Dragging clips onto the timeline
- Inserting clips into a sequence
- Layering clips

The skills learnt were used to practice creating our own short sequence.

News and Current Affairs events

- Haiti Earthquake

- Bomb Disposal Expert Killed in Afghanistan

- Leeds Football Players attacked by fans

- Wife poisons husband

- Mother arrested over murder of daughter