Post-Production: Visual Editing

Hello everyone,

Editing in film is a process that consist of arranging and modifying the shots taken from production. This used to create a finished film. It allows filmmakers the ability to craft a story and control the pacing to keep the audience engaged. The main purpose of this is to make sure the filmmaker idea/story are presented to the audience in a clear way.

Me and my teammate used editing to approach storytelling by including the title, credits, company production logo, color, and theme. To do this I used WeVideo as my editing tool. Here I was able to cut some scenes and add transitions, so my scenes casually flowed with the next scene. I added some Jump cuts to keep my audience engaged.

Since my group just consisted of me and one other person, we decided for me to be the primary editor. I did all of the editing, but if I had a question, I would ask my partner to help me. For example, I would ask her which type of transition she would like better or when I should cut of this shot. Editing was not a simple task to do, it required a lot of patience and technique. The greatest difficulty I faced was with the time. I had to finish before the deadline, but every shot I did took so long since it was my first time doing it. In the end, we were able to finish in time.

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