Final Cut Pro
I've been knocking out quite a few movies of late using Final Cut Pro and the standard effects that come with the package. It took me some time to get my head around it, as I had learnt video editing at CMM (College of Multimedia, Amsterdam) using Adobe Premiere. I won't repeat that name here because in comparison to FCP it is crap and doesn't deserve the name check.
FCP is a bit like PhotoShop in the sense that most people have fixed routines and use only a small percent of what it can do. Experimentation with the other stuff takes time and when you're a professional it can be hard to find the time to have fun and try out new things.
Recently I've granted myself the time just to play around with footage in Final Cut Pro. I've not used any plug-ins other than the bundled ones. It's remarkable what you can do. I find myself not missing After Effects (another standard I had to learn at CMM) at all. There's so much to play with in FCP that, at least for the time being, I'm happy to follow this through.
There's a connection here with systems and some of the music of, for example, Brian Eno, one of my favourite recording artists. Set up a system and see what happens. Then tweak it. I did that with the footage here, and had little idea, really, how it would turn out in the final render. I'm still watching it on YouTube because it is still a wonder to me. I expect to be making more abstract movies using FCP in the near future.
I'd love to hear from anyone that can grok this!
The music, of course, is by Tracing Arcs...
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