How can I add a black screen in FCP?

[FilmBoy77]

i have a scene where somebody gets knocked unconscious, i want the screen to go black...currently i just added another clip and turned the alpha all the way down. is there a way to just add a certain amount of black space?

 

[Zak Forsman]

leave it blank. no clip at all. other option is to fill it with slug.

 

[FilmBoy77]

sweet, thnx

 

[DVX100Shooter]

or you could just do a fade to black by using a cross dissolve and slug

 

[NoahK]

Render>Matte filter too.

Noah

 

[FilmBoy77]

all these FCP experts. that's what i'm talking about thnx guys