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