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Creating a swipe book can be great inspiration in the creative process. Search the Internet, videos, books, magazines, etc. for imagery and text that can help you to visualize the content you are working with. Place this material in a central place for easy access. You never know where inspiration will come from.


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Using statistics can be a boring affair for both the filmmaker and the viewer. Decide which statistics best define the problem and use only those few that lend weight in getting the idea across. A few important numbers that the viewer pays attention to are more effective than a litany of numbers that no one pays attention to. Seeing and hearing the statistic at the same time gives the number weight.


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THE MUSIC BED - Of course the type of project you are creating doesn't necessarily need music. The words, the visuals and the emotions of the people you portray can easily carry the show. You may want to use what is called a ‘bed’. A music bed is music who’s sole purpose is to fill in the background. Having music that is not obvious and low in volume fill in the audio space and can make it feel more rich and full. It can absolutely inform the viewer of the emotional state of the film and subjects at that moment. Music beds can be found on the free music sites described in this blog and can be created in Apple's Garage Band application. If you would like to learn how to use Garage Band, see you teacher.


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Check out these sites for legally free music: 

incompetech

uncopyrightedrock

FMA (read this info to make sure you may legally use music from this site)

freepd (PD stands for Public Domain, meaning no one has rights to this music
and can be used in any way the possessor wishes) 

Check out the FAQ's and other areas on these sites for proper credit and usage. Often to use this free music it is requested that the owners of the music be given credit.

You may run across more sites that offer music for free (usage and cost). Let the teacher know if you have found a new source and it will be added to this list.

Be aware that many sites appear to offer music for free and clear of copyright restrictions, but often that is not the case. Check out the site carefully and make sure you may use the music and you do not have to pay anything for it.

Most downloadable music is in the MP3 file format. FCP does not like MP3’s. Open up the music you downloaded in QuickTime Player and save as a .mov file. You’re now good to go. If you come across a file format that is not compatable with FCP follow the above procedure to also convert those files into .mov file format.

> See music link on the sidebar in this blog for more information on rights and usage of music <