The Making of Revelation Pictures Ident

I created my ident primarily using LiveType and Final Cut Express.


First I began experimenting with different backgrounds, fonts and transitions on LiveType to create a result I was happy with. I had initially planned on filming the ident myself, however after using LiveType I found that the results that could be achieved were surprisingly good, and so decided to keep what I had made to be used for the final ident. 

Screenshot of final LiveType project

I then exported the video from LiveType and imported it into Final Cut Express. I felt that the music I added needed to have a horror sound to it, so I experimented with recording different sounds at my mates house. Unfortunately I don't have any screenshots of this.


I then imported the audio I had created into Final Cut Express and began trying the different sounds I had created with the video I had. I found one that I thought worked well and exported the ident.


I then received feedback on my ident (which I mentioned in my blogpost here). I made small changes to the video in LiveType and updated the audio, adding a bang sound from GarageBand. 

Screenshot of completed ident in Final Cut Express

The process of creating the finished ident involved lots of small changes to make it work well in the end.