Editing Lesson

In this weeks studio session we were taught about editing footage. Matt gave us a set of tips and instructions as to how to edit rushers (unedited footage) and how we could create a sequence that fits together seamlessly to create the effect that a whole scene was filmed and created from many different angles all at once. We created the sequence with the footage that we shot in studio session 2. I worked with Molly and Eduarda when editing at we took it in turns to experiment the best ways to piece the sequence together.

We once again used the Premier Pro programme and used a variety of tools to create a short flowing scene. The Premier Pro programme can be used to edit footage of any size, from something small such as editing of a YouTube video, to something on a larger scale like creating a feature film. The unedited footage that we upload from the camera to the computer is known s "rushers". This name originates from when films were firstly being made at an earlier time and the film was rushed to be quickly developed overnight so it was ready to use the following day with no delays.

We placed the rushers into bins, bins are the names of the folders used to where the developed films would be separated to. Once placed into the bins we individually viewed each shot we took, doing this allowed us to have an over-view of our previous work as when shooting in the studio you never look at the footage until the editing process. It also let us see which pieces we shot will fit into the sequence, where they will fit and how it will look when its finished. When using this programme we were given very specific commands to use and even one wrong click could potentially ruin the entire editing process so we spent a lot of time after planning taking in the information and establishing what each key would achieve if pressed.

After we made the decision of which shots we wanted to used we began putting them into chronological order. If we wanted the shot to start slightly later that where we began filming we used the "I" key to establish the starting point we wanted. After creating a starting point we were satisfied with we dragged it down to the bottom right part of the screen where all shots eventually become arranged together. The most important rule with the drag and drop is to ensure that no pieces of footage overlap. When adding a clip some parts may need to be cut out of it to shorten the scene or allow two different angles to fit together perfectly, to do this we learned to use the razor tool to cut any particular part of the footage that is un-needed and we did this by pressing "C" in the keyboard as well as using the mouse. We ended up having a short sequence that looked professional and different to anything I have made before.