A couple of weeks ago Noise Industries sent me their FxFactory Pro plugin bundle. I spent some time with it and I can honestly say it is a fantastic bunch of plugins that I can easily see any creative individual using on a regular basis. I was so impressed that I wrote back to Noise Industries asking if I could try out some more.
The incredible guys and girls over there sent me MoType and DVLooks EasyShade, two very different, yet very easy to use and effective plug ins.For those who don’t know, FxFactory is a free plugin management system that will allow you to store hundreds upon hundreds of plugins that integrate seamlessly into the Final Cut workflow. Noise Industries and other third party developers all use the FxFactory platform to create wonderful, easy to use plug ins for the avid film maker.
We’re going to look at two exceptional plug ins now: MoType and DVShade EasyLooks.MoType:Final Cut’s Pro’s built in text editing effects have never been particularly eye catching, dynamic or interesting to watch. To combat this, some producers manually animate their text by using particle generators, motion blurring and keyframing every single movement frame by frame. This is time consuming and really disrupts the creative workflow when making a film.
Motype is a simple yet effective solution, developed by Yanobox, for creating dynamic, eye catching text and title effects quickly, easily and effeciantly.MoType uses a range of different visual elements to create a beautiful finished composition. These elements could be anything from particles flying around the canvas to subtle movement towards the audience. Everything is so easy and intuitive to use, also the way the plugin is set out is very simple. MoType uses a slider based interface, similar to a lot of the other Final Cut factory plugins. So beginners will easily pick up how to use the software and create wonderful titles in a matter of seconds.MoType also has around 30 preset text effects so even if you don’t have the time (or patience) to create your own titles. You can quickly import a preset, edit the text and drag it straight onto your timeline.
Rendering is also extremely fast with MoType, a ten second clip took around 15 seconds on a Mid 2010 Macbook Pro.Overall:Pros:. Easy to create stunning titles in no time at all. Presets look great and can be easily tweaked to your own liking. Extremely quick render times.Cons:.
Working with multiple lines of text is extremely difficult and at times, impossible.Overall MoType is an incredible plugin for Final Cut which has been carefully thought through and presented exceptionally well. The interface is simple to use and it’s presets are beautiful however the lack of proper support for working with multiple lines of text is quite annoying.I am going to give MoType a very strong 45.Motype comes in at $99 and is a fantastic plug in for a creative individual who needs wonderful titles made quickly.DVShade EasyLooks:The second plugin I was sent was DVShade EasyLooks; a colour correction plugin that once again, runs off the FxFactory platform.Final Cut Pro already comes with two factory colour correction plugins. The standard color correction plugin and the three-way colour corrector. Both plugins work exceptionally well but it usually takes a lot of tweaking and fiddling with the controls to achieve a result that works for you. This is where DVShade EasyLooks comes in and performs incredibly well.Like most of the other FxFactory plugins, EasyLooks has a set of presets that range from greyscaling, bleach bypass to warm dream sequence like effects.
Each one of the effects looks great and would easily fit into high budget film.
Well, Ive heard it called that anywayIf you have ever seen Jaws, you will know the shot I speak of, with the gentleman sitting in the chair on the beach and the background coming running up from behind him while he stays in the same location (Relatively) in frame! It has been a very effective shot in many movies and one I have admired for a long time.Here is how you do it:There are two ways to perform this to get different effects, one being the background coming in, the other the background exiting into the horizon (Though I will only mention the one way, do the exact opposite and you get exactly that )Start by framing your subject in the viewfinder, then as you walkinto the subject with the camera, you zoom out at the same rate (An additional device like a provides different zoom speeds for smoother zooms). It would be much easier if you have a dolly or body pod to work with, giving you precise camera movement while walking into your subject.I have done this shot a few times in a few videos I made, and it requires some practice (especially handheld) before you can start getting decent shots.Enjoy!
Yeah, MacDaddy, before you go beating yourself up over your appreciation of a well done 'DollyZoom', take a look at the second 'don't' on the list. Rather sounds like the movie Adaptation, doesn't it? This movie, which essentially broke all the rules of 'proper' filmmaking, while commenting on it (another no-no), won many awards. And rightfully so. It was brilliant. However, it would be considered a 'student film' by these experts.Now don't get me wrong.
There are a lot of really good points made on this page. If film schools spent more time talking about what is bad rather than what is brilliant, many first time filmmakers might have more friends and family left at the end of their project. But experimenting is a great way to learn.
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Probably nobody should show their first film. Which doesn't mean you shouldm't shoot it!So sure, read the page, think about what you've read, do what you want, and go make your own film.
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Most importantly, get out there and shoot something.Writers write. Filmmakers criticize.