To edit and create our video we used iMovie on an Apple Mac laptop. This gave us lots of chances to create exactly what we wanted and gave us the opportunity to use effects.
We both started with limited experience with iMovie but after the initial few hours on it we felt much more confident and had got the general grasp of the software. Editing then became a quicker process, but still rather laborious and monotonous. We tried to share the workload evenly so that we could both have a chance to use the software and it wasn't too much pressure on one member. Unfortunately all the editing had to be done in school because we needed the same Apple Mac every time, this proved to sometimes be an annoyance as we would have preferred to work at home a little more. However, after a few weeks of hard work we managed to make the video almost exactly how we wanted it.
One of the biggest struggle for us was getting Matt's lip syncing to match the song in the background, even a millisecond out and you could see the difference. However, we didn't have to change almost anything on our storyboard which meant our timings were fairly accurate and when we had sorted out the lip syncing on what bit it would stay the same and we could move on to the next bit. The editing process is where our storyboard really came in handy and we could quickly find our clips and the order they were meant to be in which meant there was no time wasted.
A specific effect we used and really thought worked well was a Cross Dissolve effect (see photo). This was used when me and Sam were walking through the forest and it then cross dissolved to him walking alone. We had tried other effects for this scene but we found this one worked the best and looked most authentic. It took quite a while for us to be completely happy and for it to work in the way we needed it to, but we were very happy with how this effect came out.
Here are some pictures of us working together during editing process:
We both started with limited experience with iMovie but after the initial few hours on it we felt much more confident and had got the general grasp of the software. Editing then became a quicker process, but still rather laborious and monotonous. We tried to share the workload evenly so that we could both have a chance to use the software and it wasn't too much pressure on one member. Unfortunately all the editing had to be done in school because we needed the same Apple Mac every time, this proved to sometimes be an annoyance as we would have preferred to work at home a little more. However, after a few weeks of hard work we managed to make the video almost exactly how we wanted it.
One of the biggest struggle for us was getting Matt's lip syncing to match the song in the background, even a millisecond out and you could see the difference. However, we didn't have to change almost anything on our storyboard which meant our timings were fairly accurate and when we had sorted out the lip syncing on what bit it would stay the same and we could move on to the next bit. The editing process is where our storyboard really came in handy and we could quickly find our clips and the order they were meant to be in which meant there was no time wasted.
A specific effect we used and really thought worked well was a Cross Dissolve effect (see photo). This was used when me and Sam were walking through the forest and it then cross dissolved to him walking alone. We had tried other effects for this scene but we found this one worked the best and looked most authentic. It took quite a while for us to be completely happy and for it to work in the way we needed it to, but we were very happy with how this effect came out.
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