Editing Blog for Music Video

Right after we were done filming on Friday, we started editing the music video. While filming, we made sure to take several shots of each scene in case we needed extra footage or one of them ended up not being used. Because of this, we had to go through all the footage and pick out the best scenes, which was difficult since there was a lot of it. We then imported all the footage from our phones to our computer and put it into the iMovie editing software. We started by cutting down the song to exactly one minute, so we would have a guide to know what to cut the footage down to. We then lined up the scenes in the order we wanted them to be in. We also cut off all the extra footage that was around the shots we needed. 
One of our teammates took over and went more in detail to make sure all the footage was cut exactly right. She also put in all the transitions we needed. 
We ran out of time to edit together, so then I took on the responsibility of finishing the editing of the music video. I spent a while making sure the transitions were lined up correctly, which was difficult to do. One of the main elements of our music video was that you would be able to see the person disappear as we looked back on memories. The shots had to line up correctly for this to be possible and for the transition to be smooth. 
After I was happy with how the transitions turned out, I went back and made sure the video was the correct length. I had to trim it down some more, but it was fairly easy to do. 
Overall, the editing process went smoothly and I was able to finish it in one day. I had already worked with the Imovie software during the last two projects, so this time around it was much easier. I already knew what to do, and I learned all the keyboard commands for certain things which made it a lot faster. The only new thing I had to learn was how to make the transitions smooth by making the shots line up, but I got the hang of it quickly. I am happy with how the music video turned out. 


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