Final Cut Express- N Square

Today I was put into a group and faced with the challenge of working out how to use n-square on the programme Final Cut Express, with the intention of gaining enough knowledge to be able to present it and teach it to the rest of the class in our Media lesson tomorrow. First of all we realised that we needed some footage to use for it, so we went out onto the field and filmed me and Holly running towards the camera because we were told that for the grid effect (n-square) in the editing process, the shot needs to be quite strong. Afterwards, we went back to the computer, uploaded our footage onto FCE and then proceeded with working out how to do it. We worked out that you need to copy the footage as many times as you want it to be shown on the screen, and then drag one of the clips onto the timeline at the bottom and another onto the main screen where you can alter its size. This needed to be done many times which was quite time-consuming and repetitive, but in the end it comes out with a quirky grid effect, which looks interesting because it is different to the standard effects on iMovie. I think that this process has been helpful in preparing us for our real coursework piece because I know that n square is an effect that we are adamant that we will use, and therefore I am glad we have learnt how to do it early.