Skills Audit - Editing

During my last media lesson I learned the basic skills of how to use Final Cut Pro. I learned how to use many different tools. We did the BAIT Tutorial which basically allowed us to take different pieces of filming (taken in many different shots such as long shots, close ups and mid shots etc.) and put it all together in an order which we wanted. We first took notes on each clip and then tried to piece it all together like a puzzle.

We learned how to open up clips from the browser. We were taught how to use the in and out points and then drag it to the timeline. I was then taught to use the razor tool which allowed me to cut a clip so that it can be used in many different ways. The razor tool allowed me to cut a clip and then put it in two different places to make a shot reverse shot.

In my opinion this exercise was useful. I have used an similar program for GCSE (Adobe Premiere Pro CS4) which allows me to do the same things but it was a good opportunity for my group because it gives us all a chance to experience the program and understand a bit more.