Little Tikes Gymkhana Drifting Video BTS

Final Cut Pro X Podcast IconI thought it would be fun to show some of you who are geeky enough to care the editing process behind the video I put together of my son and I drifting around our house in his Little Tikes Car. I have received a few emails from people asking how I got all of those camera shots so I thought I would also explain that. The following video shows the complete project in Final Cut Pro X and I explain each portion of the project including how I set up the camera for each shot.

In future videos I will make behind the scenes part of the process so I can explain how everything was achieved and show it as it is happening. I know that I am not producing feature quality video here but it’s fun to show how people can make short videos like this using cameras and Final Cut Pro X.

Resources:
GoPro – http://gopro.com
Youtube – http://youtube.com
Killswitch Engage – http://www.killswitchengage.com/

Tutorial: Mixing Photo and Video in Final Cut Pro X

Shortly after posting my tutorial on Creating a Photo Slideshow in Final Cut Pro X I was asked several times about mixing photo and video together on the same timeline. Of course Final Cut Pro X can do this so I thought I would put together a followup video describing the process of editing photos and videos together on the timeline.

In this video I describe how to edit photos and videos together in one project to create a hybrid slideshow. Video can add a really interesting dynamic to a photo slideshow. Since most of the cameras released today shoot both photo and video, it is easy to grab a couple of video shots to spice up your photo montage.

Stay tuned to my Vimeo profile to see an example of a hybrid slideshow. At a recent wedding I shot photo and video and am excited to create my first hybrid slideshow for my client.