Editing Process | Process

Once we filmed the first few scenes, we decided to start editing the video so we weren't rushed to finish it at the last minute of the deadline. When editing I was the main editor making sure I asked the others opinion on certain parts of the video to make sure we all had a fair amount of input. When adding a filter or an effect on some of the shots I made sure to ask the others what they thought of it so I had their feedback and we could work from their answer. We decided to use Final Cut Express when editing the footage as I felt more confident with the software as I knew how to edit on it, and I knew where to find the filters and transitions. Using Final Cut Express was a good idea as we could look at all of our footage and decide what we liked from each shot and add it into the timeline through the two viewers available to us. We used some clips more than twice to add some repetition to the video, but we made sure to add different filters to the same clips as we didn't want them to look too repetitive and similar.

We wanted to create a split screen in our video to add the contrast of different colours, but we didn't actually know how to do this. I used Google as a source and researched how to crop and move the clip around to help create the split screen in the video. Once I knew this information I could create the split screen and crop other clips in the video. Both shots of Viki and I's solo shots were placed onto two different layers and cropped so you could see both in a split screen manner. Then once they were placed, I needed to edit them and make sure the lip syncing was in time with one another. This was quite difficult because not only did I have to make sure the lip syncing was correct, I had to make sure each shot was in time was one another as the footage would look untidy.

When editing the powder paint scenes, I wanted to experiment with the different colours I could create through the colour corrector tool. In some of the more repetitive shots I changed the colours of the footage through this tool to make the video look interesting and eye-catching. I also used the colour corrector tool to help balance out the colours of the woods shots and the solo shots. This was useful as it made the footage look natural and professional. We also used the desaturation filter to create the black and white look in some of footage to add some contrast to the colours in the video. We used the speed tool a lot as well to slow the footage down and create a slow motion effect. This was used for the powder paint scenes with the throwing of it and the popping of the balloons. In some clips we have merged two shots together and faded one of them on top of another to make the video look interesting and eye-catching.

When starting the video we had many ideas that we thought over, but we decided we wanted to keep it simple. In our third filming session we filmed glow sticks that we laid out to spell 'Louder' and we added quick shots of that in the beginning of the video. We then added some footage of Viki and I laughing and preparing ourselves for the video to add some personality to the video and to add a connection with the audience. This was helpful to have as it filled the space and also we were getting very close to our deadline, and we couldn't film new footage because of absences in the group. It was important throughout the editing that we saved and rendered each clip to make sure everything was saved and ready to work on each lesson.

When we had finished the video we watched it over to make sure everything was finished and perfected and then we exported the footage when we were happy with it. We exported it as a QuickTime Movie file and uploaded it onto YouTube. We then shared this link on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr so people could watch it and give us feedback.