Post Production #1 - Editing Process

 This week, we have continued to work on the editing of our news broadcast scene and have concentrated on making it more organized. We have imported all of our video clips again and have labeled them so that they would be easy to locate. Then, we have started arranging them according to our script so that the scene is presented in the right order. We have also added simple cuts to the video to make it look like a news broadcast where the reporter talks clearly and the camera cuts at the right time.

As we were working on this, we also realized that pacing is an important part, as some of the clips may be too long or may contain awkward pauses, so we decided to trim them down so that the scene could look smoother. We also started working on the transitions, as we wanted to see which ones look more realistic, and we found that simple cuts look better for a news video rather than flashy ones. This also helped us understand that the style of the edit has to go along with the genre, so for our serious mystery, we want it to look clean and professional.

Looking back on this editing session, it helped us realize the importance of organization in our post-production. At first, it seemed disorganized with all these clips, but once we labeled everything, it made a lot more sense. We still want to work on the dialogue so it sounds more natural and ensure our cuts match the tone of the scene. We're getting closer to making our opening scene look like a legitimate broadcast.

This is how it first started: In this one, it sounded a little too awkward for our liking and not professional enough. However, we looked at videos on Youtube that could help us with speech for our next clips. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXLtpIRiOyU 

This is how it is now: Notice how it looks more polished