iCreate - UK (2019-08)

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Final Cut Pro X

Produce filmic effects

V

ideo recording gadgets such as iPhones and GoPros

do a great job of capturing footage that looks the same

onscreen as it does to the naked eye. Thanks to faithful

tones and colours and a smooth frame rate, our digital clips

have a realistic look. In contrast, older analogue film cameras

produced a more stylised look. Film stock and chemical

processing could cause colours to shift in hue, making blue sky

look cyan for example. Primitive lenses let in less light at the

edges, resulting in darkened vignettes around the film’s frame.

The act of projecting film could add dust and scratches to the

footage. We’ll demonstratehowtogivevideoclipsa vintagefilm

vibe using a range of tricksandtechniques.Thisfilmiclookcan

add character to your projects.

How to convert pristine digital footage into retro film by adding analogue artefacts

Add analogue artefacts

Add a vintage film vibe

Physical damage

Due to its physical nature, film

can get scratched or contaminated by

hair particles and dust. Torn sprocket

holes will cause the film to judder.

These analogue artefacts can be

added to digital video using the

Aged Film Effect.

Hue/Saturation Curves

Curves enable you to change the hue

of blue skies to a cross-processed and

more filmic cyan green. We’ve also

used curves to selectively darken the

blues of the sky to make the clouds

stand out more in contrast.

Sound effects

In addition to the usual iLife sound

effects used by iMovie, Final Cut Pro

has access to its own collection of

sound effects. The Movie Projector

sound complements the visual filmic

artefacts from the Effects browser.

Modify properties

Most effects that you add to a

clip can be modified using the

sliders in the Inspector. Some

effects only have an Amount

slider while others – such as

Aged Film Effect – have multiple

editable properties.

You can use a range of tricks and techniques in Final Cut to

give your footage a more filmic, vintage look...

Less is more

When you add multiple video effects

to a clip it can look over-processed,

especially when you’re working with

complex effects such as Aged Film.

Once you think you’ve got the filmic

look that you desire go to Aged Film’s

Amount slider and drag it down from

100 to 70. This dials down the results

produced by the effect’s other sliders.

Knowledge base

15

Time needed

Developer

Apple,Inc

Difficulty