Chapter 2. Creating an Animated Lower Third

Lesson Files

APTS_FCS_FX > Lessons > Lesson_02

Media

APTS_FCS_FX > Media > The Living Year

Time

This lesson takes approximately 90 minutes to complete.

Goals

Create and apply a background movie

Create and stylize text

Use preset and customized text effects

 Integrate a LiveType project file into Final Cut Pro and make changes by “round tripping”

Just about every documentary video needs some form of text to help explain the who, what, where, or when of a scene without interrupting the narrative flow. A typical case is an interview showing the subject in close-up with his name and occupation displayed, usually in the lower third of the screen.

By choosing a particular text style and enhancing it with animation, ...

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