Editing: In Depth

 

My editing setup using Premiere Pro

    

    Hey, my fellow bloggers! Today I'm going to discuss the editing process my group and I plan to follow. In my group, I am in charge of the production and editing of the entire film. In the beginning, I was conflicted trying to choose which editing program would suit me best. I was stuck between DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere Pro. I personally like DaVinci because of its sequential editing order and its professionally integrated color grading. However, I also like Premiere Pro because of its ease of use, and I have experience using it as well as a certification. After some thought, I decided to go with Premiere Pro since I already knew how to use the program and wouldn't need to experience such a harsh learning curve. 

    Using Premiere Pro I begin incorporating the sound we originally planned to use and syncing the clips with the music. While filming I wanted to make sure that the lighting in all the shots looked as similar as possible so I wouldn't have to do as much color grading in the future. However, achieving this was hard, not only was the lighting in most of the shots different; but the stabilization and camera quality needed to be adjusted. While editing I applied stabilization effects to the handheld shots to make the film look more uniform. We could've used a tripod but we liked the 'life', the shakiness added to the film. Additionally, we used a Sony camera so the picture quality should be top-notch; however, we aren't professionals and had trouble adjusting the Field of Depth and focus on the camera. There's not much I can do about that in Premiere Pro, but the quality isn't horrific enough for us to restart. I just have a keen eye when it comes to production and media