Editing Session 1

Today we begun the editing process for our trailer which was in lesson time. First of all we uploaded the content we filmed onto the iMacs from Kayleigh's iPhone and iPad which we used for filming. I imported the files onto the desktop into a new folder then opened Final Cut Pro which is the editing software we are using. When the footage was successfully imported onto Final Cut Pro we then begun to edit. I positioned the different camera shots in order on the time line and used the blade tool to cut some of the shots. Amber and Kayleigh also used the blade tool and cut down some of the other shots to remove the excess footage that is not needed. However in future editing sessions we will go back and refine the cutting of shots so the continuity is perfectly in sync.

A problem myself, Amber and Kayleigh were worried about was the quality of the footage because on the iPad and iPhone the quality of the footage looked very clear however when we uploaded some footage onto YouTube the quality of the video was dramatically worse so therefore we were worried that the footage would loose its clarity on the iMacs, but this wasn't the case, because last year we had to re-film some parts because the camera we filmed with didn't produce a high enough quality of film. 

In the next editing session we intend to continue with the work we did in this editing session which is placing the footage in the right order onto the time line in Final Cut Pro.