After we got our raw footage we then had to edit the footage to make sure it made sense and would appeal to our target audience. To edit the footage we use a programme called pinnacle studio, this software is a basic package but was ideal for the task we had been set. The software is industry standard and was made for editing home videos, which is basically what we were using.
So that we could edit to a high standard we were showed how to use pinnacle by year 13’s who had used the software the previous year and had good experience using the software, meaning we could then edit ourselves and to practise we had to produce a preliminary task which included:
• Over the shoulder shot
• Match on action
• Shot reverse shot
• Not to break the 180o rule
The time spent editing here was when we made mistakes as it was our first time using the software. Also our preliminary didn’t look as professional as our finished production as we were told to get all the “silly urges” out of our system and ready for our final production. Because we had this small task to do it gave us enough experience to produce a thriller to a high standard.
Through out our time editing we didn’t have many problems as we had used the software before to edit our preliminary task. Therefore we knew how to use the programme and edit successfully. However we did have some problems, mainly when uploading our footage, these problems occurred because some of the equipment we had was old, had been misused and wasn’t in good condition, mainly the camera docks and cables used to upload footage. After finding new and correct equipment we had no further problems with uploading.
Once we had edited our footage and included a title sequence we then had to burn the film to a DVD CD. This was simple because of the way the software was set out and didn’t take much time at all compared to the rest of the task.
By Joseph Mulhare
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