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Vishad Dewan · March 8th, 2006, 11:25 PM

I have a short film I need to make. I'd like to give it a sort of run-and-gun look, with a mixture of the "24" style. That is, I'd like to have three boxes on the screen, in front of a black background, and each box playing its own shot. So, one box will have a frontal shot of a guy walking, a second box with the guy's profile, and a third with his back, all showing the same movement but from different directions.

I've already filmed each shot, now I just want to know how to make it work. Someone told me I had to edit my clips and organize them in Final Cut then export the final product to After Effects to make this thing work.

I'd like some more info about this. Does anyone have any idea how to make this work??

Kevin Calumpit · March 8th, 2006, 11:43 PM

just double click the clip and in the viewer switch to the "motion" tab and adjust the "scale" and "center point" of the clip....repeat for other clips and arrange them on the screen how you want them...... :)

Caleb Thomas · March 12th, 2006, 01:19 PM

You can also just select the clip in the timeline. That should hightlight the frame in the canvas and by grabbing one of the corners you can scale it down to whatever size you want.

March 8th, 2006, 11:25 PM	#1
Vishad Dewan Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Yuba City, Ca Posts: 126	Final Cut Pro and After Effects I have a short film I need to make. I'd like to give it a sort of run-and-gun look, with a mixture of the "24" style. That is, I'd like to have three boxes on the screen, in front of a black background, and each box playing its own shot. So, one box will have a frontal shot of a guy walking, a second box with the guy's profile, and a third with his back, all showing the same movement but from different directions. I've already filmed each shot, now I just want to know how to make it work. Someone told me I had to edit my clips and organize them in Final Cut then export the final product to After Effects to make this thing work. I'd like some more info about this. Does anyone have any idea how to make this work??

March 8th, 2006, 11:43 PM	#2
Kevin Calumpit Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Marcos, CALIFORNIA Posts: 103	just double click the clip and in the viewer switch to the "motion" tab and adjust the "scale" and "center point" of the clip....repeat for other clips and arrange them on the screen how you want them...... :)

March 12th, 2006, 01:19 PM	#3
Caleb Thomas New Boot Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 10	You can also just select the clip in the timeline. That should hightlight the frame in the canvas and by grabbing one of the corners you can scale it down to whatever size you want.