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Green Screen in Final Cut Pro X

Are you looking to move to the next level in Final Cut Pro X? Here’s a great Youtube tutorial on using green screen effect in Final Cut Pro X. Final Cut Pro X – Chroma Key Green Screen 1. Place Video to be green-screened in the timeline – Tip: Object to be green-screened should be … Continue reading “Green Screen in Final Cut Pro X”

Are you looking to move to the next level in Final Cut Pro X? Here’s a great Youtube tutorial on using green screen effect in Final Cut Pro X.



Final Cut Pro X – Chroma Key Green Screen

1. Place Video to be green-screened in the timeline
– Tip: Object to be green-screened should be placed in front of a flat green space

2. Crop out part area of video that is not green with the crop tool in the viewer

3. Open Effects Browser in Toolbar – (shortcut F5)

4. Go to Keying – Keyer – apply to video
– Applies green screen keying right away

6. Open up Inspector (Cmd 4)

7. Refine Tool for specific edges
– See inspector for specific tools to assist in image
– Final Cut does a really nice job of eliminating any winkles, edges, etc.

Harrison Ford Watches the Indiana Jones Movies for the First Time

Harrison Ford has in fact seen the Indiana Jones films before, but Dogfood Films created this video by using clips from a Japanese TV ad which shows Harrison Ford playing a video game called “Uncharted 3”. Discovered at HaveYouSeenThis?!

Harrison Ford has in fact seen the Indiana Jones films before, but Dogfood Films created this video by using clips from a Japanese TV ad which shows Harrison Ford playing a video game called “Uncharted 3”.
Discovered at HaveYouSeenThis?!

Raiders of the Lost Archives

Check out this amazing comparison of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” with scenes from 31 adventure films that were made between the years 1919-1973. Uploaded by StooTV Check these titles out from the Media Services Home Use Collection: Raiders of the Lost Ark – HU DVD 3251Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – HU … Continue reading “Raiders of the Lost Archives”

Check out this amazing comparison of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” with scenes from 31 adventure films that were made between the years 1919-1973. Uploaded by StooTV

Check these titles out from the Media Services Home Use Collection:

Raiders of the Lost Ark – HU DVD 3251
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – HU DVD 3252
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – HU DVD 3253
Indiana Jones Bonus Material – HU DVD 3254
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – HU DVD 3255

Also try:
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Vol 1 – 3 – HU DVD 7661 – 7691

‘Life in a Day’: An entire crowdsourced feature film. Watch it for free!

“Life In A Day” project – a part documentary, part home video series created from crowdsourced YouTube clips–is now available to watch for free on YouTube. The film, directed by Oscar winner Kevin McDonald and produced by multiple Oscar nominee Ridley Scott is stitched together from user-generated content and depicts one day of life on … Continue reading “‘Life in a Day’: An entire crowdsourced feature film. Watch it for free!”

“Life In A Day” project – a part documentary, part home video series created from crowdsourced YouTube clips–is now available to watch for free on YouTube.

The film, directed by Oscar winner Kevin McDonald and produced by multiple Oscar nominee Ridley Scott is stitched together from user-generated content and depicts one day of life on Earth from the perspective of 25 people living on it.

All of the events shown in the movie take place in one 24-hour period on July 24, 2010. According to an article in National Geographic, this particular date was chosen because it was after the World Cup, but before the holidays. More than 80,000 videos of that day containing 4,500 hours of footage were uploaded to YouTube. Every single submission was watched and considered for inclusion. After seven months, McDonald and his crew of editors, researchers, and viewers had managed to turn over 187 days worth of footage into one 90-minute movie. Read more.

As seen on Huffington Post

Life in a Day

Original Beats: A film on Herbert Huncke and Gregory Corso

Original Beats is a short documentary film by Francois Bernadi on Gregory Corso and Herbert Huncke. Huncke was the original Beat. He coined the term, lived the life and was on the road long before Kerouac. Here he talks about his life as petty criminal, drug user and Beat writer. Corso believed the poet and … Continue reading “Original Beats: A film on Herbert Huncke and Gregory Corso”


Original Beats is a short documentary film by Francois Bernadi on Gregory Corso and Herbert Huncke.

Huncke was the original Beat. He coined the term, lived the life and was on the road long before Kerouac. Here he talks about his life as petty criminal, drug user and Beat writer.

Corso believed the poet and his life are inseparable. It was a belief he held true, otherwise the poet couldn’t write like a lion, write truthfully.

This is a fascinating and informative portrait on the eldest and the youngest of the original Beats, filmed shortly before Huncke’s death in 1996. Read more in the details section of the film’s Youtube page.

As seen on DangerousMinds.net

Original Beats: Gregory Corso and Herbert Huncke

Watch Original Beats (above) or come down to Media Services and watch some of these titles:

What Happened to Kerouac? – DVD 2931

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within – DVD 8144

Pull My Daisy – VHS 5536

The Beat Generation: an American Dream – VHS 5395

The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg – VHS 2691

Hey Ingmar Bergman fans!

De Duva (The Dove) is a classic parody of the Bergman style. It got heavy rotation on the arthouse circuit in the 1970s and then kinda dropped out of sight. Now it’s surfaced on YouTube and transferred from a pretty clean print.

De Duva (The Dove) is a classic parody of the Bergman style. It got heavy rotation on the arthouse circuit in the 1970s and then kinda dropped out of sight. Now it’s surfaced on YouTube and transferred from a pretty clean print.

Film Screening and Q&A with Director, Patrice Leconte – Sunday, November 13 from 4 – 6pm in Wechsler Theater

French Film Director Q&A and Screening Sunday, November 13, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Wechsler TheaterMeet celebrated French film director and screenwriter Patrice Leconte. He will present and discuss his film Ridicule, nominated for Best Foreign Film Oscar in 1996. Leconte’s films are known for visual style and weaving musical scores into the storytelling.Sponsor: School of … Continue reading “Film Screening and Q&A with Director, Patrice Leconte – Sunday, November 13 from 4 – 6pm in Wechsler Theater”


French Film Director Q&A and Screening

Sunday, November 13, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Wechsler Theater
Meet celebrated French film director and screenwriter Patrice Leconte. He will present and discuss his film Ridicule, nominated for Best Foreign Film Oscar in 1996. Leconte’s films are known for visual style and weaving musical scores into the storytelling.
Sponsor: School of Communication
Contact: Kyle Brannon, 202-885-2074

Check out a few of Patrice Leconte’s other films here in Media Services:
Patrice Leconte Movies

Girl on the Bridge– HU DVD 9076

Lumière & Company– HU DVD 283

Monsieur Hire– HU DVD 4819

The Widow of Saint-Pierre– HU DVD 269

Film Screening: No Profit No Problem – Monday, November 7 from 7-9pm in Butler Board Room

The AU Social Media Club will be making seven short YouTube films about the key players at D.C. organization that give back to the community, the projects they’re working on, and what you can do to get involved. Check out their videos, learn more about the nonprofits, and learn about the AU Social Media Club … Continue reading “Film Screening: No Profit No Problem – Monday, November 7 from 7-9pm in Butler Board Room”


The AU Social Media Club will be making seven short YouTube films about the key players at D.C. organization that give back to the community, the projects they’re working on, and what you can do to get involved. Check out their videos, learn more about the nonprofits, and learn about the AU Social Media Club during this year’s D.C. Week festivities. Food and drink provided.
Sponsor: AU Social Media Club, D.C. Week
Contact: Chloe Troia, nicolecpulley@gmail.com

Check out this New Media Center Reel

The New Media Center is much more than just a place to edit video. You can edit images, work on motion graphics, write songs and create 3D models and that’s just for starters. Come see us on the lower level of the university library to learn more about what you can do in the New … Continue reading “Check out this New Media Center Reel”

The New Media Center is much more than just a place to edit video. You can edit images, work on motion graphics, write songs and create 3D models and that’s just for starters. Come see us on the lower level of the university library to learn more about what you can do in the New Media Center.

Clips provided by the New Media Center Staff

Edited by Ben Weinberg

Live Action Test Footage from Disney’s Alice in Wonderland

Film archivist lostvocals4 has posted live action test footage for the mad tea party scene in Disney’s 1951 animated rendition of Alice in Wonderland. Upon comparing the live action test to the final film, the archivist discovered much of the test audio was used in the final film. lostvocals4 says: “Walt Disney often filmed actors … Continue reading “Live Action Test Footage from Disney’s Alice in Wonderland”

Film archivist lostvocals4 has posted live action test footage for the mad tea party scene in Disney’s 1951 animated rendition of Alice in Wonderland. Upon comparing the live action test to the final film, the archivist discovered much of the test audio was used in the final film.

lostvocals4 says:

“Walt Disney often filmed actors as models for his animated features. What’s surprising is that the audio from this crude footage for “Alice in Wonderland” is the actual audio used in the film. When Ed Wynn was brought back in to the recording studio to re-do his lines, the reading was not as good as the reference tests, so the test audio was used for the film.

I’ve synched up the test and the released film with black placed where edits were made.”

As seen on Laughing Squid and The World’s Best Ever

Check out a version of Alice in Wonderland from the Media Services Home Use Collection!

Alice in Wonderland (1951) – HU DVD 995

Alice in Wonderland (2010) – HU DVD 7719

LinkAlice in Wonderland (2010) – BLU-RAY DVD 7719