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Opening Sequence Editing

By Conor Window

 Final Cut Pro X

‘Final Cut Pro X is the software in which we used to edit our opening sequence. The application looks like this:

I used a majority of different features in order to make my opening sequence seem as realistic and professional as possible. This included a number of filters, as well as a variety of sounds and shots. Below is a screenshot and dissection of the complete editing process.

Non-diegetic soundtrack Non-diegetic voiceover

TitlesJump cuts

Shots

Diegetic dialogue

Overview

Sound

There is a direct correlation between the non-diegetic dialogue and non-diegetic soundtrack: as the volume of the dialogue rises, the volume of the soundtrack decreases; as seen bellow:

We decided to include this feature in order to increase the sound quality, allowing the audience to hear the voiceover better, as well as preventing the music from drowning out the speech.

We also included a number of diegetic sounds. These include machine gunfire, footsteps and dialogue.

Effects

We decided to use two different filters when editing our opening sequence: