Revolutionary Final Cut Pro 2 Digital Film Making

by Turner, Jerome Et Al

• ISBN13: 9781903450741
• ISBN10: 1903450748
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-12-20
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Summary

Final Cut Pro 2 is ìthe smartest video-editing program available for less than $10,000. Does Apple's FCP2 warrant such a reputation? Yes - because it contains everything required by the serious video professional. You can climb a mountain or head off into the jungle with nothing but a digital camera and FCP2 on an Apple PowerBook and transmit professionally edited DV footage to your colleagues in the office, well you can if you work for National Geographic. If not, you might have to settle for preparing professional quality digital video in your own living room.The aim of FCP2 Digital Film Making is to show you how to create a movie (from organizing the shoot to logging the footage) and then edit and enhance it using FCP2 to an advanced and professional level. With a focus on digital film making, this book digs deep into the complexities of FCP2, showing you how to go about creating a professional Electronic Press Kit (EPK) for distribution. The result is that, by the end of the book, you will have a thorough and comprehensive grasp of FCP2, having explored all the features in advanced detail, and be more than ready to start creating your own digital masterpieces. Cannes, here we come! DVision provides the creative and technical information that is typical of friends of ED books, delivering the CREED (Concept, Realisation, Edit, Effects, Delivery) approach to the digital video community.Summary of Contents:IntroductionChapter 1: Introduction to filmmaking.Chapter 2: Genealogy of Film EditingChapter 3: Planning a productionChapter 4: The ShootChapter 5: Workflow preparing to edit.Case Study - Part 1Chapter 6: Features of FCPChapter 7: Capturing videoChapter 8: Organising Clips - the first cutCase Study - Part 2Chapter 9: EditingCase Study - Part 3Chapter 10: TitlesChapter 11: FX, Filters and TransitionsChapter 12: SoundCase Study - Part 4Chapter 13: Output and distributionCase Study Part 5Conclusion ReviewsCustomer Reviewwww.amazon.com5 star review"The Brits do it again. For some reason the British have the best graphics magazines...always the best reviews and tutorials. Thus it is no surprise that the book, Revolutionary - Final Cut Pro 2 by Blissett et al, is such a fine book. About the first third of the book deals with planning a production, actually shooting the footage, and preparing the footage for editing. All of these discussions are accompanied by examples and real world comments. The rest of the book deals with Final Cut Pro 2 (FCP2) in a logical progression from clip capture to editing, then on to special effects and concluding with sound. Throughout the discussions are examples to work along with as well as a continuing project called "yootclub." This book gives an excellent introduction to video production, in general, and FCP2 in particular."Customer Reviewwww.amazon.com5 star review"Want to direct? Want to edit? Then this is the book for you. I've made 8 shorts now...and I wish I had this book 2 years ago! I've bought dozens of books over the last 3 years but this is the first one that's been wrote by real filmakers. How do I know? There are REAL tips in it. I mean those ones that come from really making a film...not the same moron advice that everyone gives. There's a real good case study too. It reminds me of my first video shoot for 'The Clan'. There's real good focus in there, but I think they could go further with putting things together. Buy this book if you're an editor or a director. Definitely if you're a director! I started out editing and some of the directors I worked with could really do with reading this book."

Table of Contents

Welcome	1	(4)
Layout Conventions	2	(1)
Build this Movie now	2	(1)
The CD	3	(1)
Support	3	(1)
FCP3 and DVision	3	(2)
Introduction and Set-Up	5	(12)
Final Cut Pro's roots	5	(1)
History	6	(1)
What NLEs have to offer	6	(1)
System set-ups and compatibility	7	(3)
FCP 2 system requirements	7	(1)
Video cards	8	(1)
Drives	8	(1)
Drive Types	8	(1)
System set-ups: from FireWire to analog	9	(1)
Connecting video devices	10	(1)
Getting started	10	(7)
Installing Final Cut Pro	10	(1)
Allocating memory	11	(1)
Switching off virtual memory	12	(1)
Checking Final Cut Pro's RAM allocation	12	(2)
Set-ups	14	(3)
Genealogy of Film Editing	17	(16)
The first cut	17	(1)
Editing innovations	18	(1)
Intercutting	18	(1)
Analytical editing	18	(1)
Contiguity editing	18	(1)
Classical editing	19	(1)
DW Griffith and the development of film language	19	(1)
Evolution in editing	20	(1)
Film vocabulary	21	(6)
Shot types	21	(3)
Camera movements	24	(2)
Camera angles	26	(1)
Transitions	26	(1)
Sound	27	(1)
Miscellaneous	27	(1)
Watching a video	27	(6)
Editing analysis	30	(3)
Planning a Production	33	(54)
The process	33	(1)
Some questions	33	(32)
Why? - The client	34	(1)
Client communication	34	(2)
What? - The structure	36	(1)
Storyboarding	37	(4)
Scripts	41	(3)
Budget - back to the client	44	(1)
Make it attractive to the client	44	(1)
Be realistic	45	(1)
Be creative	45	(1)
Work efficiently	45	(1)
Who? - Crewing up	46	(1)
Deferred payment	47	(2)
Contracts and crew agreements	49	(1)
Shot lists	50	(2)
Where? - Locations	52	(1)
Exterior locations	53	(1)
Interior locations	54	(1)
Permissions and licenses	55	(1)
Insurance, health and safety	56	(1)
Insurance	56	(1)
Health and safety	57	(1)
When? - Scheduling	57	(2)
Rehearsals	59	(1)
Call sheets	59	(6)
The Shoot
Last minute checks	65	(4)
Batteries	65	(1)
Power supply	66	(1)
Tapes	67	(1)
Phones and radios	68	(1)
Props	68	(1)
Costume	69	(1)
Food and catering	69	(1)
Checking with crew and cast	70	(1)
The shoot	70	(4)
Lighting	70	(1)
Reflectors	71	(1)
Lights	71	(2)
Spot and beam lighting	73	(1)
Gels	73	(1)
White balance	73	(1)
Your first take	73	(1)
Camera	74	(6)
Camera log	75	(1)
Focus	76	(1)
Panning	77	(1)
Hand-held	77	(2)
Tracking	79	(1)
Zoom	80	(1)
Sound	80	(7)
Boom mic	81	(1)
Clip mics	82	(1)
Sound mixing	82	(1)
Wild tracks	83	(1)
Pop promos	83	(1)
Foley sound and voice dubs	83	(4)
Workflow: Preparing to Edit	87	(16)
Off-line and On-line editing	88	(1)
Cloning and copying	88	(3)
Cine-transfer	89	(2)
Sound transfer	91	(1)
Rushes	91	(1)
Selecting shots	92	(1)
Logging rushes	93	(2)
Interviews and ad-lib	94	(1)
Checking your edit log	95	(1)
Screenings	96	(1)
Paper layout	96	(3)
case study: yootclub	99	(1)
Preparation	99	(1)
The shoot	99	(1)
Camera setup	100	(1)
The interview	100	(3)
An Overview of the FCP Interface	103	(34)
The Final Cut Pro interface	103	(1)
The browser	104	(6)
Making a decision on the columns we to want to display	105	(1)
Let's get inside	106	(1)
Bins	107	(1)
Sequences	107	(1)
Video clips	107	(1)
Audio clips	108	(1)
Off-line clips	108	(1)
Still images	108	(1)
Sub-clips	108	(1)
Effects tab	109	(1)
The Viewer	110	(7)
Controls	110	(1)
Set the INs and OUTs	110	(1)
Set markers at selected frames	111	(1)
Video tab	112	(1)
Generators	112	(1)
Audio tab	113	(1)
Filters tab	114	(2)
The Motion tab	116	(1)
Keyframes	116	(1)
The timeline	117	(7)
Controls	118	(1)
Static region	118	(1)
Zoom control	118	(1)
Clip keyframes	119	(1)
Clip overlays	119	(1)
Target tracks	119	(1)
Track locks	119	(1)
Hiding tracks	120	(1)
Render values	120	(1)
Render indicators	120	(1)
Snap control	121	(1)
Link control	121	(1)
Transitions	121	(1)
Sequence settings	122	(1)
Timeline options tab	123	(1)
The Canvas as a window to the timeline	124	(3)
The tool palette	126	(1)
Audio meters	127	(1)
Setting preferences & Audio/Video Settings	127	(6)
Device Control Presets	128	(1)
Name	129	(1)
Description	129	(1)
Protocol	130	(1)
Time Source	130	(1)
Port	130	(1)
Frame Rate	130	(1)
Deck search mechanism	130	(1)
Pre-roll/Post-roll	130	(1)
Timecode Offset	131	(1)
Handle Size	131	(1)
Playback Offset	131	(1)
Preferences	131	(1)
User Mode	132	(1)
Timeline Options	132	(1)
Labels	132	(1)
Scratch Disks	132	(1)
Media management	133	(4)
Reconnecting material	133	(4)
Capturing Video	137	(56)
Tapes, celluloid and disks	137	(3)
Hi-Def	137	(1)
DV	138	(1)
Film	138	(2)
Hardware	140	(2)
Device control	140	(1)
Non-device controlled capture	140	(1)
Analog capture cards	141	(1)
Matrox RTMac	141	(1)
Aurora Igniter	141	(1)
Pinnacle Cinewave	142	(1)
Digital VooDoo	142	(1)
Using FireWire	142	(5)
Digitizing directly to an external hard drive	145	(1)
Digitizing DV at low-res	146	(1)
Hard drive set-ups	146	(1)
Monitors	146	(1)
Creating and organizing a project	147	(1)
Storing your data	148	(1)
Capturing your clips	149	(4)
Import clips or stills from disk	149	(1)
Log and batch capture	149	(1)
Black and coded tape stock	149	(1)
Setting up for batch capture	150	(1)
Capture now	150	(3)
Importing a batch list	153	(1)
Audio	153	(1)
Troubleshooting	154	(5)
Installing new hardware	154	(1)
Illegal color audio problems	155	(1)
User groups	156	(3)
Organizing Clips and Making the First Cut
When to prepare for an edit	159	(1)
The Information you require as an editor	159	(8)
Edit lists	160	(4)
Camera log sheets	164	(3)
Before you import your batch list	167	(1)
Importing batch lists and naming your clips	167	(20)
Relating bin names to your project	169	(1)
Playing video clips in the Viewer and Canvas windows	170	(4)
Editing the audio in the Viewer	174	(2)
Aligning the sound at subframe level	176	(4)
Removing unwanted audio in the timeline	180	(1)
Linking the audio and video	181	(2)
Labeling subclips with a color	183	(1)
Subclips from clips	184	(3)
case study: yootclub	187	(1)
Beginning the editing process	187	(6)
Capturing the footage	187	(1)
Organizing the clips	188	(1)
Beginning to edit	189	(1)
Rough cut	190	(1)
Cutting in the music sequences	190	(3)
Editing	193	(54)
Checking the item properties	194	(2)
Changing sequence settings	196	(2)
The first sequence	198	(6)
Setting timeline preferences	198	(1)
Other timeline options	199	(1)
Starting timecode and other options	199	(1)
General preferences	200	(4)
The rough cut	204	(6)
Selecting target tracks on the timeline	204	(1)
When to disable tracks	205	(1)
Choosing a clip from the browser	205	(2)
Selecting IN and OUT points on a clip	207	(1)
Making the first edit	208	(1)
Adding a second clip	209	(1)
Editing techniques used to build the first rough cut	210	(3)
Structuring the skeleton of the video	210	(1)
Documentary assembly	211	(1)
Assembly of a drama production	212	(1)
Music video rough cut	212	(1)
Second cut of a documentary	213	(3)
Creative editing	216	(3)
Split edits	217	(1)
The Selection tool	218	(1)
The Edit Selection tool	218	(1)
The Trim Edit window	218	(1)
Trim editing	219	(1)
The tool palette	220	(6)
Group Selection tool	220	(1)
Range Selection tool	221	(1)
Selecting tracks	221	(1)
Select Track Forward button	221	(1)
Select Track Backwards button	222	(1)
Select Track button	222	(1)
Select All Tracks Forwards and Backwards	222	(1)
Roll and Ripple Edit buttons	223	(1)
Slip Items, and Slide Items tool	224	(1)
The Razor Blade tools	225	(1)
Navigation tools	225	(1)
The Pen tools	225	(1)
Crop and Distort	225	(1)
Using sequence tabs in the timeline	226	(1)
case study: yootclub	227	(1)
The promo	227	(1)
Assembling the promo	228	(19)
The first cut is the deepest	229	(4)
Fitting the title	233	(1)
More talk	234	(1)
Face the music	235	(1)
Caught in the Web	236	(1)
In the mix	237	(3)
The final cuts	240	(4)
Gamma rays	244	(3)
Titles	247	(30)
Text generators	247	(9)
Placing text on the timeline	248	(1)
Creating text	248	(2)
Typewriter text	250	(2)
Crawl text	252	(1)
Scrolling text	253	(2)
Lower third text	255	(1)
Outline text	256	(4)
A long time ago	260	(7)
Creating a star field	260	(4)
Creating your text	264	(3)
Animating Photoshop layers	267	(10)
Re-using the layer	270	(2)
Keyframes	272	(5)
FX, Filters and Transitions	277	(32)
Effects outside FCP	277	(1)
Effects tab	278	(9)
Video transitions	279	(1)
3D simulation	279	(1)
Dissolve	280	(1)
Iris	280	(1)
Map	281	(1)
Page peel	281	(1)
QuickTime	281	(1)
Slide	282	(1)
Stretch	282	(1)
Wipe	282	(1)
Video filters	283	(1)
AE filters	283	(1)
Blur	283	(1)
Border	283	(1)
Channel	284	(1)
Distort	284	(1)
Image control	284	(1)
Key	284	(1)
Matte	285	(1)
Perspective	285	(1)
QuickTime	285	(1)
Sharpen	286	(1)
Stylize	286	(1)
Video	286	(1)
Video generators	286	(1)
Bars and tone (NTSC and PAL)	286	(1)
Matte	287	(1)
Render	287	(1)
Slug	287	(1)
Text generator	287	(1)
Audio transitions	287	(1)
Audio filters	287	(1)
Rendering and real-time effects	287	(1)
Setting the render quality	288	(1)
Adding a transition	288	(2)
Favorite and default transitions	290	(1)
Saving a favorite effect	290	(1)
Setting the default transition	291	(1)
Applying a filter	291	(1)
Importing and compositing graphic and animation files	292	(1)
Preparing material	292	(1)
Alpha channels	293	(1)
Using Photoshop files	293	(1)
Importing a Photoshop file	293	(1)
Compositing, render generators, motion effects and keyframes	294	(1)
Keyframes	294	(1)
Using keyframes on a filter	295	(1)
Compositing	296	(1)
Compositing animation	296	(1)
Compositing an animation on to a video clip	296	(1)
Compositing video clips	297	(1)
Render generators	298	(1)
Custom gradient	298	(1)
Highlight	298	(1)
Noise	299	(1)
Particle noise	299	(1)
Compositing a video generator	299	(2)
Changing the motion attributes of a clip	301	(1)
Creating a motion path	302	(3)
AfterEffects third party filters	305	(1)
Real-time effects	306	(3)
Sound	309	(44)
Overview of music and sound mixing	310	(2)
Looking at your final edit	311	(1)
Using audio overlayers and keyframes to create audio mixes	312	(3)
Checkerboard editing	313	(1)
Audio transitions	313	(1)
Extending the audio transition	314	(1)
Digitizing using the microphone input port	315	(3)
Adding voice-over and dipping the levels of a music track	318	(1)
Capturing music from a CD	319	(2)
Changing the levels of the music to hear the voice-over	320	(1)
Creating sounds	321	(3)
Layout of this scene in the timeline	321	(1)
Playing through the sequence and watching the audio monitor	322	(1)
Dynamic range	323	(1)
Checking the audio reference levels	324	(1)
Correcting audio reference levels	324	(1)
Signal-to-noise ratio	325	(7)
Using keyframes and audio overlay bars to change levels	326	(5)
Audio premixes	331	(1)
Music and effects tracks	331	(1)
Exporting a sound file of your premix	332	(2)
Automatic dialog replacement	334	(3)
Using FCP to sync-up ADR	334	(3)
Audio filters	337	(1)
Applying audio filters	338	(4)
Reducing the dynamic range	341	(1)
Using the Compressor/Limiter and Expansion filters	341	(1)
Using keyframes to reduce the dynamic range	341	(1)
Using audio running at different frequencies	342	(1)
Using pre-recorded music	342	(1)
What to do once the tracklaying is complete?	343	(2)
case study: yootclub	345	(1)
Separate sequences	345	(4)
Creating a music sequence	345	(4)
Editing a music sequence	349	(1)
Where do I cut?	349	(1)
Why cut a shot?	350	(1)
Cut it, output it	350	(3)
Output and Distribution	353	(36)
Editing to tape	353	(3)
Recording timeline playback	354	(1)
No DV-In? No problem!	354	(2)
Printing to video	356	(5)
Other color bars, tones, and countdowns	360	(1)
Edit to Tape	361	(4)
Preview and insert Edit to Tape	364	(1)
Batch lists and EDLs	365	(2)
When would you use a batch list?	366	(1)
When would you use an EDL?	366	(1)
Exporting a sequence as an EDL	367	(3)
Web enabling your project and the QuickTime codec	370	(4)
Animation	372	(1)
Sorenson	372	(1)
MPEG 1	373	(1)
MPEG 2	373	(1)
Exporting a sequence as a QuickTime movie	374	(4)
Export a movie using sequence settings	374	(4)
Export a compressed QuickTime movie	378	(2)
Batch exporting from FCP	380	(3)
Encoding other movie files	383	(1)
Video to film transfer	384	(3)
The film recorder	385	(1)
Electron beam recorders	385	(1)
The Kinescope	385	(2)
Distribution	387	(2)
Case Study: Yootclub	389	(8)
Exporting from Final Cut Pro	390	(2)
Conversion	392	(3)
Postscript	395	(2)
Conclusion	397
Where to go from here?	397
From a graphics background	398
From a video background	398
From being a director	399
Where to get more information	399
Magazines	399
Web sites	400
Books	400
Courses and training	401
UK	402
US	402
Are there job prospects for `new' FCP users?	402
Developing your skills	403
What is the way forward for NLEs?	404
Good Luck!	404