Final Cut Pro Practice - Yagmur and Safwana

Once final cut pro was installed on the Macs, we decided to start experimenting with different tools and just practiced using it in general so it would be easier for us once we actually started editing. As The Neighbourhood videos have a letterbox/widescreen aspect ratio, we decided to see how it would look with our shots and it actually looked better than the original full screen aspect. We first tried to crop the actual footage but we found that it cropped out the majority of what we want to show to the audience. We searched further and found the letterbox option which made it easier.

We also started to experiment with different filters. We tried a lot of filters and we stuck to black and white. The neighbourhood videos tend to have a grey tone to them rather than a regular black and white which can have a really high exposure and dark contrast which can sometimes look quite strong and sharp, whereas we're going for a more faded look.

We haven't quite decided whether we want our entire video to be black and white with the letterbox frame, or if we want it to be full screen with coloured filters like more green/yellow tones or purple/blue tones with a grainy effect over it to give it a more nostalgic feel. We think that both effects can make our video look nostalgic. With the black and white, it expresses the darkness and depressing theme of the video a lot more, and with the coloured filters it can still show the dark theme behind it because the old film effect can bring memories of the past (in our case, the death of the friend). We will experiment further with the different footage to see if these effects suit the entire video, but first we need to make sure that all of our videos are in order and in place.