Project 1 – welcome tour

Planning: (Complete before starting work)

Last week we filmed some video clips and audio clips to answer some questions we had, so my aim for today is to edit them and sync them up together. Today I also need to finish the other work we have been set throughout the day. To do this task I will need to use the cameras and the microphones provided by the college to record the clips we need. The skills I will need to use are editing skills as I will be editing the clips I have, file management because I will have a lot of files and need to make sure I know where they all are and be picante because I won’t be able to get everything right first time. For me to finish the main task we have been set I will have to do some research for example I will need to learn how to use the editing website we are using, also I need to know how the cameras and the microphones work.

Research & Experimentation:

We experimented with the cameras and the microphones before we started using them properly to make sure we know what we are doing before we start filming the actual thing. We also got shown how to use them to make sure we knew exactly what we we’re doing. Whilst doing this project I used quite a few different sources for example we used adobe pro for the editing. I also used a Google website to help me understand how to use the editing website. These sources told me how to use the website and what button did what.

Production:

Whilst I was doing this task I faced quite a few different problems, for example when I downloaded all the clips with the audio clips there were quite a few missing or some that didn’t have the video clip to go with the audio. Also to begin with the website you need to use didn’t load up so I couldn’t get onto it and do the work. To solve the missing clip problem I had to re-download all the clips onto the website to make them useable. To make the website work I had to close the whole thing and reopen it again. The process I took to do this was that I had to get rid of the clips that were already on my memory stick and then download the clips onto my memory stick again. I then put that into the computer and all the clips were there to use.

Reflection:

I didn’t quite manage to achieve my main goal for today. I also didn’t manage to finish what I wanted to finish for today, this is because of the missing clips so I had to try and get them back. Also because I took a little longer doing the work as I wanted to make sure it was the best of my ability. I have had to alter my plans for the next project because before I start doing that I need to finish this project as this helps with the next one. To stop the same problems from happening again I will download all the clips properly and make sure they are all on my memory stick before I start. Next time I do this I need to finish editing the clips, I also need to add effects on the video clips and add transitions in-between the clips to make it a smooth transition.