file. export. quicktime. movie only. save

jan 25/10 notes

Open final cut. left = viewer window. right = canvass window.

FIRST- go to system settings and set each folder to one u created.

duration- final cut. user preferences. editing tab

change time. control j

apple + - zooms from timeline

alter trasparency =maintain tool. use selection to drag

export quicktime movie file

sequence. settings. can adjust sequence. standard is 720 x 480

shift camdand 4

file, new, sequence.

file, new, bin, makes new folder

final cut

FINAL CUT- to save. save project as, new folder (name) when looking at folder it should say (file type"final cut pro") place images into the folder.

system settings. set desktop. folder

set the wavefront, and thumbnail to the folder

FIRST THING U DO IN FINAL CUT

user preferances - still/freeze duration 3 frames each or 1 00.00.00.01= 1 frame

browser-where all files go

viewer window and canvass window

IMPORT- file, import, files, click on files and hit choose or...............

go to folder, grab folder and click and drag into final cut

RENDER- select red portion, sequence, render selection, video

COPY AND PASTE!!!!!!!! TO CREATE LOOP

change opasity. little mountain on bottom. use pen tool. with video on top layer change opasity and can create fade

ravor blade tool. cuts for edits

export as quicktime movie file. set in and out point. hit i where u want in point and o where u want out point

command + j adjusts time

sequence= 720 by 480

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jan/20/10

Frame- composition.

shots- closeup, medium, long

long shot- crops information, more intimate. draws eyes

scene- 1 action from similar perspectives

sequence- sub-portion of scene, collection of shots

relationships- graphic, spatial, temporal, rhythmic

transitions- fade, dissolve, wipe, action to action, subject to subject

duration- plot duration- within film, story duration- outside what is seen (back story)

Aspects and elements of time

This chapter was basically about story telling. It covered zoom-ins and zoom-outs and how they add thrilling elements and can change the story. also it covered how sequences can be used to make a good story and how they are interpreted by the audience. the right sequence is key because the audience could mistake whats happening if it isnt well done enough. also, fade-ins and fade-outs, swipes, cuts and others can be used to add certain elements. Also, sound can be very important.

   What was most interesting to me was using the right pictures to covey a coherent story. if the audience cant understand it then what? thats why its important to use sequences that help the story flow. the example used was by showing a woman, a hand, a knife and a door, it creates terror. but a woman, a hand a knife and a loaf of bread can create no thrills because its about a sandwich. The right sequence is whats really most important to a story. the fact than one extra picture can change everything means that it is the most difficult to get right and the most important. 

  Is sequence really more important to the story than anything else? are there other factors just as important or just important by themselves? 

Notes batch process

Batch processing in photoshop- image, image size to check the pixels and down convert to 720x405. action button in photoshop, looks like play button. hit record, perform action (redo image size. then save it) create name for action, save as max and hit save, then creates action. copy entire image folder first, have 2 files.

batch-. go to file, automate, batch. action (what its saved as) leave none as destination

Use different filters and effects

Jan/13/10

The 2 videos shown in the begining of class were great. the music video was really cool, but the one done by a past student is close to what i want to do for the assignment