CCR editing

DAY 1

The first day of editing CCRs was certainly a challenge. I filmed and edited on the same day, and it was a lengthy process. From the time finalizing my answer, to filming, then bloopers, and finally editing, I was at the studio from 11 AM to 3:20 PM. As soon as I began to edit, I realized how many cuts I had to do. I did over 20 cuts in the first 20 minutes. I used iMovie to cut down the time from 14 minutes to 5. iMovie is the easiest plat form to simply cut.

 After cutting down, I moved my project to Canva to layer in clips of the movie, sound effects, drawings, and short videos from Canva to reinforce the visual engagement. Canva has a great variety of audios and similar features that make the process a lot easier. While editing i quickly realized the downside of Canva is that it glitches out a lot. I found myself refreshing fairly often, which slowed the process down, but it was worth the easily accessible features Canva offers.  

I tried implementing a variety of clips from the film that matched what my dad and I were talking about. For example, if we were talking about Dr Muller’s reaction, a clip would be added of Dr Muller’s reaction.  

Other features I played with were the drawings that Canva has. For example, when I mentioned Drama and Mystery i added them. I feel like I have not seen it before, and it added a unique touch to it.

The booing when I introduced my dad was because he was the antagonist seen in the film's opening, so it further reinforced the negative impact he had.

Frankly, this was a draining process, and this made me realize how much detail and time editing a film requires in all aspects. 

DAY 2

This is also the last editing procedure for my portfolio project this year. To start the editing process, I started in iMovie, as always. I cut the 8-minute video down to 3:45 and added background music. There were significantly fewer bloopers than on day 1, which made it far easier to edit. Since this was not a podcast or a running conversation, I could essentially cut after every sentence, which limited stuttering.

After all the final cuts, I transferred everything to Canva. I wanted to take advantage of Canva's unique designs, and I incorporated them a lot. I continuously switched the placement of their designs to make it more visually engaging.

I also added clips from the movie to show examples of what I was referring to. I made sure to not to leave a talking head for too long and not make the editing repetitive by adding sound effects and transitions of the editing screenshots. My favorite edit was when I changed the lighting to black and white when I mentioned light. I think it was a creative and fun idea.

For this CCR, I made sure to be creative and edit something I am proud of and can watch. If you cannot watch your own content, that means you are doing something wrong.

The only downside I had was the length of the editing process. From 0 cuts to the final product, the result took me over three hours. Since I strongly dislike procrastination, I did it all in one sitting. Three hours sounds like a long, boring process, but when you are doing something you enjoy, it does not feel as long.

 music:

Darix Togni Digi G’Alessio - Background Music (HD). (2015, July 8). Gaming Sound FX. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n8E9HgqVoE