Balancing Colour

When editing our opening scene and watching our rough cuts i realised that the colours could be improved. I know that colour balancing is very important in films and it is a small detail that if done correctly results in an improved film. This is how i balanced the colour of our clips in final cut.

• This is what the shot looked like originally, It looks too blue. it does looks good but it can be improved. 

• So to improve the clip you have to select it. To select a clip all you have to do is click on it and it will be highlighted this is how you know the right clip has been selected.

• To balance the colour of the clip you have to click the magic wand tool and this will drop down a list of options. To balance the colour of the clip you have to click the first option on the drop down menu or press alt+cmd+B.                           

• Then if you look back at the clip you selected you can see that there is a change in the colour of the clip.

This is a comparison of the original clip (on the left) and the new clip (on the right)

It is also possible to balance the colour of all the clips in the timeline rather than just one. To do this you have to drag the mouse over all the clips so that it shows they are all selected and then it is the same process.

Final Cut Screenshots 1

When using final cut i used final cut i used the Trim option so that i could shorten and adjust individual clips.

This is the zoom in tool. I lets you zoom into the timeline. This is helpful because it means that i can focus on editing specific parts of the movie and edit them parts in detail.

I learnt how to navigate round the timeline. How to trim clips and move clips around.

I learnt you can upload your edit straight to youtube from final cut. You have to make sure that the resolution is correct, that the compression is 'better quality', the video is 'public'. Uploading straight from final cut saves lots of time.

This is the text tool. There are lots of different types of text that you can you use. I used the text tool when editing the prelim task. I used it to give the edit a title so people watching can understand what it is.

This is the sound effect tool. I used this when editing the prelim task. I used effects such as a door opening and closing. 

This is how to create a new event. When creating a new event it is best to set video properties as 'custom' because otherwise if the first clip isn't the best possible quality then this will effect all the other clips by making their quality equal to the first one.