Editing
Today I started editing! I tried my best to include all the scenes we took in the two minute span that we're provided. However, while I was editing I realized that we had too much footage. Originally there was supposed to be scenes shot in the outside area of my house in the film opening.
But, the two minute mark caught up to me when I hadn't really gotten to one of our important shots. So, in order to make it work I had to cut some shots shorter than they were originally intended to be. For example, I had to cut the very first scene short by removing the part where our actor is walking up the stage because it took away valuable seconds that could be used on other shots we took.
When I first started editing I did have some trouble importing my files. I made sure that they were all already in MP4 file format. Luckily, I downloaded them from my google photos account so they were automatically converted into MP4 files. So that definitely made my life easier. When they were put into MP4 files they were automatically placed in a compressed file, and I tried moving that file into a USB I have where I keep all my online projects. I returned to Adobe to try to import but the files were no where to be found. So at that point I started stressing, but eventually I realized that the only way I could successfully import them from my USB would be by individually taking each download and placing into the USB file. It took me a bit, but I eventually got all 24 shots imported into Adobe. It always takes me a couple minutes to rediscover how to use Adobe Premiere Pro, but I usually get a hang of it. Which is exactly what I did! In the span of about two hours I placed all the scenes I could fit into a two minute sequence. I kept the sound for the speech part of the film opening but I removed the sound for the rest. Because me and Alec agreed to play some music over that part while the credits are playing on the screen during the morning montage.
I think I did a good job at organizing the files and keeping them in one place, and at successfully cutting and putting all the shots we did together. Editing is pretty easy once you understand how Adobe works. I do wish that I had already gotten a hang of Adobe beforehand so I could have worked faster on bringing the film opening together.
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