The Project:  “The SMART CUTOUT PROJECT”, a FILMORA 12 EFFECTS PROJECT.

Premise: We have been learning some of the new features of the FILMORA 12 program over the last few weeks. This program introduces another feature, perfectly designed for us.

The Product: You will be creating a video of approximately 20-30 seconds or more. This scene will be created using the new SMART CUTOUT feature in FILMORA 12, which will remove the background of a film, allowing you to put in a new background. To figure out how this feature works, please refer to THIS FILMORA 12 SMART CUTOUTS TUTORIAL. There are some rules for this project:

• You will need to create a video of YOURSELF to be cut out of its background. I would recommend doing this in front of a blank wall or solid color, if possible. You can do this with a drone set on a hard surface, with your phone or with the class OSMO.
• You will need to be actively DOING SOMETHING in your video clip. I recommend discussing something interesting or amusing (that you can later put into your background.)
• Use the video tutorial above to take your video clip into Filmora and CUT YOURSELF OUT OF THE BACKGROUND. Please make sure that you do a good job of this. I do NOT want to see halos or missing pieces. The video shows you how to adjust your cutout, DO IT!
• Find a video clip or create a video clip that will serve as your background video. Put them into your project. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE INTERACTING WITH YOUR BACKGROUND IN SOME WAY! You are allowed to use multiple background clips, if you wish!
• As always, include opening titles, music and closing credits!
• Proper ATTRIBUTION of any music used in your credits:

Saving and Submitting: Please burn your video out as an MP4 and place it into the proper YELLOW DRIVE folder for grading.