Final Project: Editing Blog

Today in class, my group and I started the editing process. We finished our filming a couple days ago, so we though it was the best idea to just start editing. The editing process is usually easy for our group. The first two films we did, we had no problem editing. That was the same for this film as well. We used a software called Pinnacle Studios since we are able to use it for free at school. It is actually pretty easy to use. You simply open the application, import your desired files (videos), and then go to the editing slide. Once we got to that point, we put the videos in order. This is where we ran into some trouble. The maximum time was 2 minutes, but we had over 2 minutes. We were going to have to cut and take out unnecessary videos. We were finally able to take out some clips, and keep it so that it still runs smooth and makes sense. By that time, we had to save our work because it was time to go.

Our group got most of the main parts of the editing process done today. All that is left is adding sound effects, adding music, and implementing the titles. We plan to split these up since we still have a significant amount of time.




This is what the software pinnacle studios looks like. It is the software that our group and many others used to edit their videos. As you can see, it is a pretty simple and easy app to use.

Final Project: Final Filming Blog

Over the weekend, we filmed the rest of our film. We filmed at Jimmy's house again, so the scenes would not change. Our film was supposed to be somewhat scary, so we had to film in the night to create that mood. My friend Andy drove me to Jimmy's house, and joined in on our project. This actually turned out to be very helpful. Once we got to Jimmy's house, we immediately stated filming so we wouldn't lose any of the little light we had. We wanted it to be dark, but not too dark so that we would not have any light. Andy ended up having one of the leading roles in the movie, and I filmed. Jimmy, Trent, and Owen all acted as well. We filmed at three different locations. First, we started outside Jimmy's house. After that, we filmed inside of Andy's car. Finally, we drove to a local park to film the rest. By the time we got to the park, it was about 7:00 PM, which meant that it was getting dark. We had to film some of our shots with unnatural lighting. We were able to film all of our desired shots by 7:30.

In conclusion, our final filming attempt was successful. We believe this video is the best that we were able to produce. Now, it is up to the editing to make sure our film is great.

Final Project: Peer Review

Today in class, we did a peer review on the videos that we have done.

Before the peer review, our group filmed, re shot, and edited. The video that we produced was not the final product, however. We plan on making more changes editing wise, as well as adding more titles to the film. I do not think a re shoot is needed.

The group that we graded had a great film. It was about a girl that wakes up in a simulation. She comes home and passes out, and then it switches to her in a training ground. The group was able to fill almost all of the criteria. I hope that our group can learn some things from the group that we peer reviewed, and implement it into our own film.

As well as peer reviewing another group, we had our video peer reviewed. Most of the comments were positive, but some were not. I have learned what we need to change and put into our film. One of the things being titles. Things such as "edited by" and "filmed by" were missing in our film. Our group will definitely be able to put these things into our film by the time it is due.

I am glad we had the ability to experience peer reviewing. It has helped me see what our group is doing good in, and what we are lacking in. I plan on going home and changing the video transitions. I will also add the title slides, and some eerie music.