park life movie- final movie

This is a stop motion movie i made out on location.
To make this movie i took a series of photographs with slight movements in each one. I then dragged and dropped the file to final cut pro. Once you have done this you then need to put each individual image on to the time line. The video is then able to be viewed.

However each frame is too long so he sequence does not join together properly. To correct this you need to shorten the length of each frame. The easiest way to do this is to select all the frames and nest the items. Then select modify from the menu bar. This will show a drop down menu. Select speed from this.

Once speed is selected it opens a new window. In this window you can choose the speed the frames play at. For this film i chose 1500.

Once your speed has been corrected you need to render the film to get rid of the red bar at the top of the time line. As shown below

For this you need to select sequence and then render selection.

Whilst your video is rendering you will see this screen.

Your timeline should now look somewhat like this.

To add text to your movie select the text button on the first movie window.

Once selected this brings up a mini menu. From this select text and then text again as shown below.

Now you need to select the controls tab at the top of the viewing window. This will give you all the options to add text. The first box stating sample text is where you write what you want on your movie such as titles and credits. The font, size and alignment of this can also be edited.

Once you have decided on your text you need to click back on to the video tab in the viewing window. From this you can click on the text and drag it on to your timeline. This then needs to be modified to the length of time you wish it to run for. You also need to move it to where you want it to play.

When you think this is all correct you can nest items again. you are now ready to add music if you wish. for this you need to drag and drop the track onto A1 of your timeline as shown above. You will now need to render both video and audio. Dont forget to cut the track to the length you wish.

Your movie is now complete.