Editing Project: One Day at Home |
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| Remember your project from the shooting section? Now it?s time to
edit! You can approach this project in two ways: A- Capture and organize
the whole video (25 minutes or less), then edit. B- Capture, organize and
edit the video in 5-minute chunks and repeat this process several times.
Use the planning sheet you made for shooting for this section too. Come up
with a primitive idea of your shot order and sequence on paper. |
Steps:(Refer to related lessons for each step)
1. Clean
up your hard drive to make at least 6-7 GB free space for your project.
2. Create a directory on your hard drive to put all the video
files in it. |
3. Create different collection folders to organize your clips
like Exteriors, Interiors, Family activities etc.
4. Create a new
project.
5. Start capturing your video. Watch the video first. Do
not capture the parts that you think you won't need in your final video.
6. Organize the video clips into your collections.
7.
Watch the clips. Some shots are combined in one clip, split them |
| 8. Video Editing: a. Arrange your clips on the
storyboard. Do not put more than 5 minutes of video clips on the timeline
at once. Refer to your planning sheet to order your shots. For example, you
can decide whether to have the exterior or interior shots first. Another
alternative could be to create a mix of both types of video clips on the
storyboard. Watch the composition and rearrange the clips if needed. b.
Switch to timeline mode and trim your shots. As mentioned before, try
to make your video brief. Delete the repeated or unnecessary shots. c.
Use the video transitions and effects effectively on your clips.
Remember to not use too many transitions or effects. |
9. Repeat video editing steps until you have the completed
shots on your timeline. Try to use the tips you have learned about editing
in previous lessons. Do not forget to save your project frequently. Out of
25 minutes of raw video at the beginning, you should have no more than 10
to 15 minutes of edited video at the end.
10. Import some photos
from your family/friends. Edit them among your shots
11. Add a title
to the beginning of your video. At the end of your video add a title and
name all the people who appeared on the video. You may also need to add
some titles in middle of the edited video, overlaid on video clips if
needed. |
| 12. Sound Editing: a. Listen to your edited video. If
some of the shots are too loud, adjust their sound level. b. Narrate
your video. Do not narrate on the whole edited video. Just 3-4 minutes of
narration on different parts is OK. Edit and re-record the narration if
needed. c. Import and add music to parts of your edited video. Do
not use too much music. Appropriate places to use music are on the
beginning title, end title and in the middle when you show, for example,
the exterior of your house or apartment. |
| Congratulations! Your video is ready to watch. Now you just need to
learn how you can prepare it for the show. |
