3/19/23- The Next Chapter

Blogger, the time has finally come for me to start editing! I had mentioned previously that I was nervous for this step but so far, I have not had any issues with it. I want to make these posts documenting my step by step so that you can see how this came together. The first thing I did was I wanted to get used to the Adobe Express format and layout that way I would know what to do when combining everything together. The first thing I did was insert my establishing shot and layering over the music while also matching the tempo of the music to the clip. This is all sounds strange without actually viewing it, however, it all makes sense when you see the outline and the clip. I continued this process by sequentially placing the clips and matching the timing of the clip to the music. 

As I approached the 4th and 5th clips, my mom looked over at my computer and made some suggestions. She may not know much about film but, I completely agreed with her ideas. She said that I needed to put more focus on the cards and picture of Amanda that way the audience would understand the context more. She suggested that instead of having colorful cards that I should create "sorry for your loss" cards that her classmates gifted her. She also said that I should change the picture of Amanda so that it includes the both of us and is larger in the frame of the shot that way the audience knows that it is her and that we would be the center of production.  Since these clips do not include Amanda, it should not be too difficult to re-film them in the next few days. 

                                                                       Clips that I need to fix

Despite this, editing has not been a burden. I am so relieved that I got to film last weekend as it took such a huge weight off of my shoulders. I now have so much more time to make sure that my project is exactly how I want it to look in the end. In the next few days, I will be adding the rest of the clips and making sure that the sound is synchronized to every move and action. I have finished around 15 seconds so far which does not seem like that much but when you put it into the context of this project, I have a good amount done. During spring break, this is the only form of school work I will be doing, therefore, I will get to focus all of my attention on editing and perfecting my film opening. I also have to start brainstorming ideas for CCR (which I will be discussing in my next blog post) since that is basically a whole other project due in the next few weeks. I wont dive too much into since I will be having a blog post dedicated to it but I love the idea of CCR that way I can go back and revisit this hefty project and analyze my decision making. 

I may have just started editing, however, I have a feeling that I am going to fully get the hang of it. I am taking a slight pause on editing until spring break since this is the final week of the quarter and I have so much for every single class but after this week, everything that I have will be put towards my film opening. I've come a long way and I wont stop now just because Broward County is giving students a break. Until next time!