Prelim Part 2

Having shot our prelim video it was time to edit it. We went onto the computers and in pairs began to edit our different shots. We had to make sure that we paid attention to moving the video tracks and audio tracks as they could not overlap in any way because if they did there would be different voices out of time coming from different parts of the clip so we dragged the video down making sure we put it in an empty space.

We ran into a few problems when we wanted to change the order or duration of our shots as we kept dragging it on top of another shot. We eventually worked out how to drag it either below or above our previous shot so there were no clashes meaning our video did run smoothly. Another point we had to focus on was when we were trimming the shot as for the clip to look likes its flowing properly each shot needs to be cut at the exact right time and we often found that our shot transitions appeared slightly jolted so when thinking about filming our opening of a thriller, I definitely need to spend a bit more time getting those transitions to look better as it does effect the overall quality of the video.

I think I would defiantly make sure in the future that when filming I capture as many different angles as I can so that in editing we are not limited to what choice we have. A few more shots for our prelim would have come in useful. Secondly when doing the thriller I think it’s important to focus on how much each character is in the shot. We gradually got better at doing this but towards the beginning I think we had many more shots of the guy than the girl actor who wasn’t even introduced till over half way through luckily we did notice so changed it but it is something that is actually key if you are wanting to end with a good edited video.

I think overall it has prepared me for my thriller piece as all the small things that you wouldn’t think have a huge impact on the quality of your video are so much more important then I realised from overlapping your shots, cutting the shot at the correct time and getting enough variety to choose from all are crucial to your video and the end result. For the thriller we are now prepared and have hopefully made all the stupid mistakes now so that in our real thing we can focus on making it look as professional as possible.