Editing Lesson

In today's lesson we learnt about editing. We used the short sequences that we had filmed last week to edit into a smooth flowing sequence.

The editing software that we used was Premiere Pro CC. Before we began editing there were a certain amount of rules that we needed to know to make sure that we were able to edit effectively.

Rules

  Firstly, we had to learn the rules that accompany Premiere Pro CC. These were very important because they made sure that we were able to use the editing programme effectively and ensured that we didn't loose any work.

Mean every click
This was the first rule that we were told. This is so important to remember because one click can change everything. This is a good thing to keep in mind because it means that you consider everything you are doing and it ensures that you think through everything before you do it.

Make sure that you save your work.
This was an important rule because the editing facilities that we use are shared throughout the whole school. This means that it is particularly important to save work as there are so many projects going on.

Name the files appropriately 
This is important because when you are working in a group, everyone needs to be able to identify the file that you have worked on and so if you don't name it clearly, your work could easily get confused and you will not be able to finish your project.

Duplicates 
You must always make duplicates of all the sequences that you create and all the shots you have saved. This is very important because if any of your shots are accidentally deleted or you end up loosing them, you will always have a back up. This is a very important stage of editing as it means all the time and hard work that you have put into editing your sequence does not go to waste. When editing, it is good to edit the duplicate shot that you have made so that you always have an original, in case you decide to revert back to the original sequence.

Process
Once we had gone through all of the rules, we then moved on to actually edit the sequence we had shot.

Making a file
The first thing that we learnt how to do was make a file. In editing, files are called bins.

We then went on to watch the sequences that we had shot so that we could see what we wanted to do with them and see the amount and type of shots we had to work with. I found this stage very helpful because I was able to see what we had done and then was able to think of some ideas for how to edit the shots together effectively. 

Once we had done this, we were able to start cutting and pasting all of our shots together to create a sequence. We learnt that the most effective way to edit a sequence was to cut the shot just before the action started so that it began at just the right point. To start a shot at a certain point, you had to press 'i' on the keyboard. This was the same when ending a shot. You have to end the shot just before the action finishes, to do this you press 'o' on the keyboard. 

Timing is extremely important when editing a sequence and therefore we had to ensure that our clips began right at the start of the timeline on the editing screen and then we layered the clips on top of each other in order.