Editing

Once filming was finished I began editing on our school computer, Adobe Premiere Elements 4.




















The first step was to upload all the filming footage on the camera onto Adobe using the USB wire

















Once this was complete, the next step was to move the film clips (scene by scene) onto the editing section.















As you can see you just drag and drop the scenes or parts you want to edit.


We were told by our teachers that post production is longer then filming; I knew it would take me longer since I lacked editing experience.
Once this was done I had to learn and practice how to edit. After giving it a few goes I realized that it wasn’t as hard as I imagined. It required me to press one button, the slip clip button two times, from were I wanted it to begin the cut and end the cut, and if I didn’t want the section cut I would just have to click on it and press delete.


Split Clip Button



Difficulties of Editing

When filming we did every shot 2, 3or 3 times or even 5 or 6 times for the most difficult shots like the dolly shot. Therefore when editing I had to watch every take for each shot, carefully in order to decide which one was the most perfect, this required a lot of focus and attention. As in this dolly shot (image below) I had to decide between the first and the second, the one I chose was the one that had a sense of continuity and lighting was similar to the previous one. The attention and focus required when watching your clips and deciding which one you want was in fact longer then editing. This was because I gained so much experience and practice when spending free lessons and afterschool hours in the editing sweet, this experience made the process of editing much easier and quicker.















Editing images