I enjoyed editing with Final Cut. It has a simple interface and is not as persnickety as iMovie can be. All the options of music, video effects, titles, and transitions can be a bit overwhelming. I look forward to editing more and exploring this software, as this project was a simple look into the basics. I'm still not quite sure how to remove video effects of which I'm not too fond; however, it wasn't too important to this project, so I'm sure I will have that opportunity in the future. Altogether, a quick and lovely experience delving into Final Cut.
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This was the first graded project of actually shooting footage. Having missed a few practice days and lacking a partner, I found it slightly challenging to remember all the steps, set up, and shoot by myself. Most of my shots don't have much action, simply because I was by myself, but I think it turned out fine anyway, as I tried to implement some of my humor into them instead. I enjoyed trying to find cool vantage points to take the different shots; for example, for the wide shot of the front of the school, I climbed upon the concrete of the school sign. Also, all the trophy cases I remembered from my previous years here had disappeared during the construction, so I had to scout out some new trophies to shoot. Learning how to edit this project with Final Cut will be interesting.
This was the first project for the class, and instead of using a trailer outline, I used the regular iMovie option so that I could put in my own background music, although it was difficult to cut a seven-minute song down to a minute. I had already had the piece recorded (Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata, Opus 13 1st mvmt.) for a college audition. Short of technological difficulties, the process of making the video itself was easy; the transferral of pictures and videos between iPad, phone, and computer though was somewhat complicated. Since the video was all taken by phone, some of the dimensions were off, but I couldn't really reshoot.
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