read Part One: Pre-Production, Part Two: Casting, and Part Three: Production

Editing is my jam. I remember the first real project I ever edited was freshman year of high school, where I was entrusted with the filming and editing of a 2 hour long Veteran’s Day Parade. We had two camera angles shooting the parade, and I was instructed to edit four hours total of footage into a two minute video in Adobe Premiere Pro that somehow hit all the best floats with lower third graphics as well. It was a nightmare, but I learned how to edit quickly and efficiently. (Somehow, the video turned out alright, too– I received an award and special thanks for my work.)

I’ve since switched to Avid Media Composer 7 after using it in my production class last semester for my four short films, and I love editing even more now that I’ve learned more about it. [Read more…]