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Universal counting leader
These files have been generated with Adobe Premiere Pro. This short clip begins with 0:04 of bars/tone and then counts down from 8 with a “classic” animated wipe.
counting_leader.mov - 720×480 (20MB)
counting_leader.mpg - 8.5MB CBR 720×480 MPEG-2 stream (17MB)

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Film-look leader
This is a film-style leader, created by “Axis” from the VU forums. Total length is 0:03.
film_style_leader.avi - 3sec, 720×480 DV-AVI (10MB)

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Links:
*The Recordist Sound Effects Collection - Free Sound FX categorized and organized for simple selection.

*owyheesound Sound Effects Library - AK 47 with long echo, Boise Birds, Urban Creek, Traffic Noise, Eerie Voices, Analog Synth Soundscape, possibly others.

*Files For Filmmakers - Location and talent releases, shot logs, tape logs, storyboarding templates and software, a veritable plethora of tools and templates for filmmakers and video freelancers.

*The Freesound Project - 6700+ Creative Commons licensed audio sound effects and samples + an active community of artists

*FreePlay Music - Extensive catalog of production music with very reasonable & affordable licensing terms and fees.

*allmusic - Explore and discover new music by genre, mood, theme, instrument, etc.

*Pandora - Music Genome Project - Find music that matches key similiarities in songs you prefer.

*Sonnyboo goodies for Indie Filmmakers - Many useful document templates, forms, releases, and other handy goodies for use by the indie filmmaker.

*FCP Plugin: Letterboxer - Free plugin for FCP to generate letterbox mattes.

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