Editing Lessons Blog

   Today in class we learned camera procedures and editing processes for our future films. Firstly we learned about Pinnacle Studios, a Broward County based editing software that is honestly extremely buggy. Before diving in to the intricacies of Pinnacle Studios, we learned about camera procedures and SD card procedures. I learned that many of the chords are old equipment and to take care of the camera since it’s expensive. The SD card reader is apparently a rare commodity since it’s under lock and key and often “disappears”.  An item that I found extremely interesting and useful is the tripod. From the stability and range of motion, the tripod can allow the user to film a wide range of shots.

   Further along lecture, we went into detail the complexities of Pinnacle Studio and how to dump (export) video from our cameras to the computer and importing that into the editing software. I then learned how to properly edit the footage and use the AV lines correctly. AV 2 is used for the footage, while AV 1 is for the title since it will be on top of the footage, and AV 3 will be reserved for music or sound effects. I learned many new terms like Raw Footage: the unedited footage directly from the camera and Render: to take the footage and smoothing out the video, cutting out the bugs and stutters.  Most importantly, I learned how to properly export footage, which before I had some knowledge but never had extensive knowledge on what type of file should be exported. MP4 and full-size SD best quality should be used to export the final product.

   All in all, in today’s lesson, I learned the process of editing which is essential to produced a finished, well made project. Editing also allows the filmmaker to properly express their films message and add subtly through transitions, score, and titles in their product. Although this lesson was focused on editing, the bureaucracy of checking out and checking cameras clarified the process of filming. 

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