This first image shows a screen shot in which I captured my footage so that I could edit it within Final Cut Express; first of all, I plugged in the camera to the computer so that I could transfer the information over. I then opened Final Cut Express and selected ''file'' and then ''Capture''. This then brought me to a screen where I could capture the film from the camera onto the computer so that I could manipulate it.
My files were then uploaded to the computer and could be put into Final Cut Express. The file names were camera standard so they were a mix of numbers/letters, although I manually renamed these files so that it made it easier upon editing. These files are the ones that I will continue to edit and will be included within the final edit of the video.
I made an ''outtake'' file which included the clips that were not going to be included in the final video. With this said, though, I may have had to use these as a back up if any of the other clips did not show continuity. I may have had to refer back to these videos as a last resort if I was, for example, short of time and could not go out to film again.
Upon cropping a video, I chose the ''cut'' tool (shortcut = press B key) which enabled me to select a time within a video to crop it. The image above shows the timeline when this action is being taken out, as the grey line indicates where the clip will be cut. This was tricky at times as there was a lot of footage which showed shot reverse shot; this means that it was confusing as to what should have been deleted/kept.
To make some clips seem more fluent, I added in a transition so that it smoothly continued from one shot to the next. I took out this action by clicking on ''effects'' and then ''transitions''. I then selected an appropriate transition, in this case a cross dissolve, and applied it in between two clips. This resulted in the shots flowing well together without there being a sudden change between clips.
The audio needed to be mixed as I wanted to add music over the top of the video, although I also wanted the speech within some clips to be heard. I selected the tool which looks like a mountain down in the bottom left which brings up the volume level for each clip. This then enabled me to adjust the sound level accordingly, making the soundtrack quiet when I wanted the speech to be heard on the video.
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