Editing Lesson Blog

Today in class we learned about the editing software we are using using along with the camera equipment we are provided. The teacher showed us the camera and how it worked. The camera is small and can be hand held or fastened to a tripod. It can fit snugly with your hand and can be turned on while holding it by simply using your thumb. The camera's screen is touch screen and can be flipped around. On the bottom of the camera is a little area where a piece can be screwed on to help fasten the camera to the tripod. Initially, when it is put on it still is a bit wobbly so you need to tighten it with a knob on the side. After that, it can be screwed onto the tripod by winding it to the right. The tripod can be lowered up and down using a crank on the side of it.This can make filming at different heights easier.
Unscrewing the camera is as simple as screwing it on. To get the footage off of the camera you need to use an SD reader. The SD reader can store the footage to bring to the computer. It can be plugged into the side of the camera to download the footage. On the computer you open up a new folder and put all of the footage in it to keep it all in one place. This is called dumping. Dumping is moving all of the clips to a folder. After every shooting session we are required to do this. In the editing software you open it up and highlight the footage you want to put in and insert it. To add audio on top you detach the audio from the video and add the audio on top. You can silence some parts of the audio from the original or keep it if you want.
To add effects, right click the effects editor. The effects editor is where one can find all different kinds of effects. You can find filters, and ways to make the video look like it is daytime or nighttime along with other effects. These effects can be added just by clicking on the boxes. After adding all of the intended effects and finalizing details comes rendering. Rendering is pulling everything together and making it look smoother. The final product should look smooth and coherent. This is one of the final things you do to the footage. Afterwards the files should be saved to a folder.