Studio Lesson 3: Editing

 Thursday lesson we learnt briefly how to edit a clip using Adobe Premiere.

We worked on the computer and we learnt mainly the cropping of clips into the next one.

Also timing was a factor we visualised as you need to get the right timing for the different passages to create a smooth final effect.

We learnt  some terminology as well, for example the files are called bin as in the past the film maker didn’t know where to put all the filming.

Once you open Adobe Premier you will see a column on the left hand with all the files, storage and information needed.

You will have two screens; the left hand one represent the film you editing and the right is the final effect, results.

They can both play at the same time.

To crop a film with another, it is simple, you just need to select that you are interested clicking Alt I and to end Alt O. Then you need to drag it into the bottom space, just underneath the clips. There you can decide how short or long you want this clip to be by clicking and with mouse make the icon of the video longer or shorter.

You will do this with every single clip you have, to then make a unique filming.

Few tips that we learnt are: Always film the entire scene when you are on the studio, to make sure you will the material you will need for the editing stage.

Make sure the actor repeat the scene in the same way and does not change his movement.

Check the brightness of the camera and that it is on focus before filming.

When you are editing, in a change of scene or clip, always use an action in movement so the audience want see it as a distraction but a detailed scene.

Also it won’t look robotic but more fluent.

This was one of our major problems as we could get one cut clip to connect to next one without having this robotic sequence. To resolve the problem we had to had more time in the previous and last scene as the timing was wrong.

I need to specify that all this work was due for a 30 seconds clip.

I found this lesson really interesting as I had the opportunity to play around with a programme that i9 never used and I understood how much work there is behind a small scene. Editing is not easy as it requires lots of time, storage and perfection.