12/11/14 - INDUSTRY PROJ. (Video editing)

Editing process on iMovie - Caroline Wong

During editing, there was one minor problem. The first film that we finalised featured classical music as the backing track and it was decided that whilst the film showed modern designs, the music appeared to be too 'old-fashioned'. Because of this, we spent a good few hours then looking into different music before eventually settling on Jamie XX- My Girl.

Due to the music change and my style of editing where I edit to music (rather than edit and then find music), I had to quickly re-edit the film which luckily didn't take too long and only ended up shaving a second off of the original time. I did this by deleting clips and slowing down a few other ones so that just the clips of utmost importance were being shown. 

I really enjoyed making the film from both the filming aspect and the editing. As I make films in my free time anyway, it was nice to be able to use my abilities again and I was very happy when my group and the tutors said that they enjoyed it. 

One thing I would change were I to remake the film is to use the Glide Cam for stability. As I was filming by hand, some of the shots are a little too shaky for my liking but saying that, they are almost undetectable anyway. I've found it difficult to use the Glide Cam before but it would be a good idea for me to face the fear and come into my own with using it. I'm sure that with a bit of practice, I should be able to wield the Glide Cam in no time.