Need footage

[macmonkey]

I just purchased a computer and it came with Final Cut Pro installed but unfortunately it's previous owner didn't include any footage.

I am very interested in learning more about video editing but I need some footage to play around with.

I do not have a camera and don't have access to one. Are there any sites offering decent quality video downloads for free?

Anything will do I suppose.

Thanks

 

[delvebelow]

FCP footage

FCP footage

Quicktime files - especially the kind FCP uses, are very large and you will probably find few of any use on the internet. I would check with royalty-free video libraries to see if they have any samples of their library online.

Maybe it has changed with the recent versions, but my FCP came with a tutorial and a bunch of footage for a swing documentary. See if you can dig around in the FCP folders for it, or try and locate a manual and follow the tutorial instructions.

As a last ditch effort, you can import still images into the program and mess around with them.

 

[digipuppet]

Practice Scenes for Dialog Editing

Practice Scenes for Dialog Editing

You can find practice scenes sold at:

http://users.innercite.com/dmnews/

These scenes are for practicing DIALOG editing. That means for conversations from dramatic productions like motion pictures and television dramas.

NOTE: These scenes are NOT useful if you want to learn to edit action sequences, documentaries, corporate video, event video, news, and multimedia.

Disks #01 and #02 have low quality QuickTime movie clips for the Macintosh. Disk #01 has instructions but only one scene. Disk #02 has no instructions but includes 12 scenes.

If you want higher quality scenes (DV footage) for your demo reel, try disks #03 and #04. But these have no written instructions so, if you have never edited a scene before, start with disk #01.

Good News: Occasionally, disk #01 is available on eBay for only 99 cents plus shipping. At that price, you cannot go too far wrong. The 11-animated movie on the disk is almost worth the 99 cents because it gives an overview of how dialog is edited for a television drama. Search the content for "Follow Dave" which is the name of the scene on the disk. (Or just ask.)

SPECIAL NOTE: I have heard that the new DVD-Video disk sets for Highlander, Xena, and Hercules TV series from Anchor Bay have unedited scenes but I do not know if these are conversations or action sequences. Action sequences and conversations are edited differently. If anyone has seen this footage, please post a description of the scenes.

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