Now that
Final Cut Pro 3 has arrived
for Mac OS X, Apple has put up a ”
Final Cut Pro Revolution: Power to the People
” Web site that showcases individuals and companies using FCP. Among those spotlighted are:
Ian McCrudden, director of the indie film, “Mr. Smith,” who used digital video to bring the camera to the story;
Director Roger Avary, who used FCP for “Rules of Attraction” his movie adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel;
The Edit Center, where novice editors work on real projects in a six-week course;
Documentarian John Brooks, who documented the marine predators of Alaska’s Glacier Bay;
iPostini, which does Showtime movies and other projects;
The Discovery Channel used Final Cut Pro to help bring the stars of “When Dinosaurs Roamed America” to life;
The novice filmmakers behind “Duality,” a short Star Wars fan film that’s capturing a lot of attention;
Motion Theory, a graphic design and production company with sophisticated video capabilities;
Imaginary Forces, which creates professional title credits for films;
Oxygen, the cable channel for women;
Bob Sarles, filmmaker, producer and editor;
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
The Congo Gorilla Forest exhibit at the Bronx Zoo, at which 18 Power Mac-run multimedia kiosks show visitors the world of gorillas;
Dirck Halstead, Time magazine’s White House photographer;
Rolf Behrens, who made broadcast history by producing, editing and delivering the first all MiniDV video ever broadcast on national TV;
Broadcaster Dr. Robert Buckman, who created “A Practical Guide to Communication Skills in Cancer Care” for the University of Calgary;
Kent State’s Hirsch Media Lab, which provides tools journalists, videographers and producers need for a new era of electronic communications;
Kevin Sites, an Edward R. Murrow Award-winning producer for “NBC Nightly News” and ABC’s “World News Tonight.”
Apple also has Web sites for
Final Cut classes
and
resources.