Editing Complications

Today we were supposed to begin our editing process. I logged on to the computer that I previously used to dump the footage. First, the computer would not turn on. I tried to click the on and off button, but this was not the problem. Eventually, the computer turned on, however it was logged into another account. So I logged into my account and then proceeded to wait for my computer to load. This took a long time which ate into the editing time. Once the computer finally loaded, I discovered that the editing software was not downloaded onto this computer. By this time all of the computers that had the editing software on them were taken. Due to these circumstances we were not able to edit today.

 If I were to start the editing process I would take all of the footage that we already dumped onto the computer and edit it all together. My commercial is pretty simple to edit because I don’t think any fancy transitions are needed. I had the idea of editing in a voice-over, although I don’t think this would be practical because we already filmed the sound with the footage. I would add graphics to the commercial. For example, a list of the sports and clubs that our school offers. Additionally, I would cut out parts of the footage that I don’t want to include. For instance, many times I started the camera too soon and there is an awkward silence before the scene begins. Finally, I feel it would appeal to our audience more of we added music to the commercial. Although I am not sure where I would edit this in. Overall, I think the only editing necessary is sound editing.

This is a frustrating experience because we have a limited time period to complete this project in order to begin our final task. The final task is a major component of the class requirements. I know that I will need all of the time I can get to ensure that that film is worthy of a passing grade. My teachers have informed me that they have contacted Cambridge which somewhat eases my nerves. Furthermore, the school is working on supplying us with a laptop cart. My group and I were pretty discouraged because we were very excited to edit and view our footage that we worked on. To look on the bright side, however, this situation allows us to have more time to collect our thought and plan out our editing process. With this extra time I will research the effects that Pinnacle Studios offers. This will speed up the process and make it easier to incorporate transitions. Overall, this situation was pretty disappointing. Hopefully next class the circumstances will be better.