A2 - Editing the Footage on Final Cut Pro

As part of the creation of the trailer, we had to edit it on the program Final Cut Pro. The first step we did was to organise the footage we have into a number of different folders so that we could edit into specific scenes.

By organising the clips into specific scenes,
we made editing them easier.

After we organised the scenes, we went on to edit specific sections each. One of the scenes I was in charge of is when Alex's character opens the coal shed and spots a blood-stained axe on the floor.

The first step was to render all of the footage into the same settings, using iMovie. By doing this, we placed all of our work in the best possible settings, AppleProRes422. As everything is in the same settings, it makes it all easier to edit and cuts down on the time needed to render everything.

Part of my edit of the coal shed scene

After exporting it in the new setting, I placed it into Final Cut Pro. My first step was to seperate each shot again, and match it all up in terms of continuity. This allowed me to see everything occurring at the same time, enabling me to switch between different shots for the same scene.