Editing Blog: Learning Curves and Obstacles

Today, I finished the filming and gathered all of my files. It was now time to edit. I have had experience editing before, so I got how most programs worked. I'm not a technological expert, but the experience did help. I just needed to figure out how to go about getting things done. 

In terms of compiling all of the videos together, that was simple. It was a drag and drop method. Then, I ran into an obstacle. I had no idea how I was going to get that split screen effect. Luckily, the internet is full of tutorials, and I managed to find one for the platform I was using. However, the tutorial was not even necessary. The effect I wanted was already pre-built into the program. This is a bit embarrassing, but it is a good lesson.

 Now I needed to figure out the effects I wanted. In the storyboarding blog, I state that I wanted the logo to fade in for a nice conclusion. However, I didn't know if that was possible. After doing more exploration in the program, I discovered an array of video effects I could use. After noting the assets, I selected the desired one. 

Lastly, I handled the split screen shot. I thought it was going to look fine, but of course, I needed to learn another lesson. After selecting the split screen effect, I attempted to shift the center of the image so that the handwriting could be seen, but something went wrong. The image became too small and there was a black void surrounding the image. I decided to send it to my partner's phone so she could crop it and then send it back to me. I couldn't waste time, so I edited the rest of the video together and told my partner that she could decided what she said in the voiceover and handle the soundtrack.

 Overall, I learned a lot from today and I am grateful that I was able to work around my issues. 

Pictured- Art of someone facing hurdles in their path.