Editing exercise: Tom Jones

For our first music editing exercise we were asked to make our own music video for Tom Jones' 'Its Not Unusual' using footage we shot in class. We shot all of our footage in one lesson then uploaded it to Final Cut Express, where we also imported the track to the timeline.  Once all of our footage was uploaded we began to cut the footage we wanted to use, specifically the lip-syncing shots. A lot of the footage we recorded was not adequate to use, as trying to sync the music with the shots proved somewhat difficult. We also added some short clips to add some comedy to the video. 
To edit the footage we used many of the tools on final cut, including the razor tool. This enabled us to cut the footage at whatever point we desired. We also used the arrow tool, the crop tool and the zoom tool. We took full advantage f the canvas and the viewing window and these proved very handy when making this video. 
We also took advantage of the in-point out-point markers on the canvas window to cut footage. This was a very useful tool, as it saved much time and helped you to cut the shot more specifically.