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Today, we’ll learn how to apply the Tilt-Shift effect
to your video in Final Cut Pro.
This is a fun effect, that causes the focal point of your video
to appear like a miniature scale model.
Hey guys, what’s up.
My name is Serge, and welcome back to my channel.
Today, we’ll learn how to use Final Cut Pro
to fake the Tilt-Shift effect,
traditionally achieved by using a special lens.
The tilt-shift effect originates in photography.
By changing the location of the camera lens,
in relation to the camera sensor,
you’re able to give the viewer a unique perspective
on the scene being photographed.
One unintended side effect of tilt-shift photography,
is a unique focus area in the frame,
where the depth of focus is very narrow,
but can extend to infinity.
This makes a real-world scene,
appear like a miniature scale model of that scene.
And even though this was unintentional,
miniaturizing real-world scenes is now synonymous
with tilt-shift photography.
This translates very well to video,
so what we’re going to do today,
is take a few scenes,
and turn them into miniatures with the tilt-shift effect.
To get the best results,
you need a shot taken from above the scene,
with the camera pointed down at about 20 to 30 degrees.
This reflects the point of view someone taking a video
of a miniature scene would likely have.
The video must be sharp, and have infinite focus.
Drone shots work great for this.
There are a couple ways of adding this effect in Final Cut Pro.
The first method is by blurring your entire scene,
and selecting a focal point with a shape mask.
Select your clip in the timeline,
and make a copy of it
by holding down the option key and dragging it straight up.
With the top clip selected,
open the effects browser,
and from the blurs category,
add the Gaussian Blur effect to your top clip.
Bring the amount down to about 25 percent.
Next, select the masks category,
and add a Shape Mask to your top clip.
Up in the inspector,
select the Invert Mask checkbox to invert your mask.
Use the on-screen mask controls
to simulate the depth of field of a tilt-shift lens.
Drag in on either the top or bottom handle to make it narrow,
and use one of the side handles to extend it way out.
Reposition your mask so the focal point is close to the middle,
and drag out on the feather ring to soften the transition.
This is all you have to do.
This is the shot we started with,
and here’s the same shot with a tilt-shift effect applied to it.
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Now, back to Final Cut Pro.
The second method of adding a tilt-shift effect to your video,
is by using the Focus Blur effect.
This method is even easier than the first one,
but it doesn’t give you quite as much control.
Regardless, when used on the right clip,
you can still achieve excellent results.
Go back to the effects browser,
and from the Blurs category,
add the focus blur effect to your clip.
Use the on-screen controls to place the center of this effect
over your focal point,
and head over to the video inspector.
First, drag the width slider all the way up
to extend the area in focus as wide as possible,
and adjust the height slider
to bring more or less of your frame into focus.
You can also play around with the softness slider
to make your transition less noticeable.
This is the clip we started with,
and once again, here’s the same clip with a tilt-shift effect.
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