Editing

   Today in class we edited our commercial. We imported the footage we took last class. We decided to iMovie to edit. We recorded with an iPhone and the footage was already on our laptop because of iCloud. We dragged the clips/shots in order of how we wanted it to look. We had to make sure the videos were 25-30 seconds in all. We started by adding audio. I helped find the sound affect on iMovie and decide which one to use. I helped adding the audio to cover the entire video. I gave my input by suggesting a calmer sound.
   Then we added transitions. We added cross blur, fade, and jump cuts. I added the fade at the end of the commercial. I looked through different types of transitions before deciding on the fade. The fade look the most natural to use and what would be in a normal commercial. The other transitions were scattered around the video between clips where it looked like it for in. I added text at the end of the commercial over the fade transition. As a team we put “America Runs on Dunkin” because it’s our company’s slogan. At the very end we added the credits where. In the credits we added our names and what role we played in the video making.
   We had a couple of issues while attempting to edit. We were at first planning on using Pinnacle Studios. However, we decided to use our own laptop and we used what was available. iMovie was simpler to use. It didn’t have as many features as Pinnacle Studios which made it easier for me to edit. As a beginner iMovie was a good start. At first it was hard to find all the features but as time went on it got easier and easier. As a team we figured out what we wanted and how we wanted things to look like. We were able to finish editing in one class period. This process helped me prepare for future project we will get.