Creating flashback look in FCP at DVinfo.net

James Carver · January 25th, 2007, 02:35 PM

what is the best way to go about showing my character have a flashback using only FCP 5.1.2?

i have footage of my character staring at himself in the mirror and another sequence/scene that i want him to flash back to. can this be done in FCP only without looking cheap?

Cole McDonald · January 26th, 2007, 01:02 AM

fade to white and back a couple of times...or white flickers.or just have the image fade in over the "now" stuff...to superimpose interesting combinations of images (see "Apocalypse Now", right at the beginning). Any way you can think to do it...frame then and now shots to have visual similarities entering and exiting them (see "Highlander", The original one, the rest don't count ;) ).

January 25th, 2007, 02:35 PM	#1
James Carver Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 75	Creating flashback look in FCP what is the best way to go about showing my character have a flashback using only FCP 5.1.2? i have footage of my character staring at himself in the mirror and another sequence/scene that i want him to flash back to. can this be done in FCP only without looking cheap? __________________ http://www.jamescarveronline.com

January 26th, 2007, 01:02 AM	#2
Cole McDonald Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sauk Rapids, MN, USA Posts: 1,675	fade to white and back a couple of times...or white flickers.or just have the image fade in over the "now" stuff...to superimpose interesting combinations of images (see "Apocalypse Now", right at the beginning). Any way you can think to do it...frame then and now shots to have visual similarities entering and exiting them (see "Highlander", The original one, the rest don't count ;) ). __________________ Web Youtube Facebook