The editing process was definitely challenging and interesting for us purely because of the fact that we had very
little knowledge and understanding on how to work the software on the computer. At the beginning of this process we encountered many problems such as technical issues with some of our shots, considering whether to repeat some shots etc. But most of all actually finding our way around the software.
However, as we were growing more familar with the software we were finding the editing slightly easier. Here Estelle is writing down notes on the technical skills that we have developed and the creative decisions we made and why.We also had made the decision to cut some of the card shots as we felt that this shot had been repeated alot.
Writing notes in our editing books was vital as it could help us remember what we did with all our shots and we could change them if neccessary.
Each of us having a turn to edit, so that individually we could learn and develop skills from this experience.
Each of us having a turn to edit, so that individually we could learn and develop skills from this experience.
Estelle also writing down important editing notes....
Here we were editing and cutting all of the shots so that they would flow well with the beat of the song.
We learnt how to use all of the different effects to help make our shots bold and stand out. In particular, we used a contrast effect and applied it to each of our shots so that the colours in each shot would show and stand out. We made this decision in reference to the title sequence of "Ameile", as in that the colours used help reflect the concept of childhood.
Another technique which we learned was how to zoom in on a particular shot. The zoom in effect was useful for us because in some of our shots there were moments in where our certain parts of our mise-en-scene that we didn't want in the video would show, for example the carpet and the whiteboard.
To zoom in you have to:
- click on the shot that you want to expand
- then click on image and wireframe
- then expand the shot outwards according to your requirements
Here we are editing one of the conceptual shots, we are changing the lighting and colours in the shots so that each can blend in well.
This was what we were using whilst changing the colour effects of each of the shots. As some of the shots looked yellow to us, we decided to add a redness effect so that this contrast would make each of the colours audacious.
Changing the speed of some of the shots was essential for us because we had to ensure that continuity of each shot would flow well with the beat of the song in order for it to be successfully edited.
