Classwork: Editing Practice

This blog post contains the work I did in my lesson on how to successfully edit. Mr. Nick filmed the footage but I edited them together on using my laptop on Capcut. Mr. Nick also made it easier for us by providing a template for this blog.

The importance of continuity editing𓇢𓆸𓏲𓇬𑁍

Continuity editing includes making sure that items like props or costumes stay consistent from scene to scene. But the more important work lies in editing shots together in a way that leaves viewers thoroughly grounded in both time and space.

Types of continuity editing❋

• Straight cut (cut)
• Eye line match
• Shot/reverse shot
• Cutaway/insert
• Match cut

Footage❀˖ °❀

Here is the footage that my teacher shot which utilizes a variety of camera angles and movements. The scene is very simple, it involves a student standing up and leaving the classroom. A single shot here might be quite boring for the audience, by editing and combining the shots together we can make the scene feel more dynamic.

Editing process⁺☀︎₊⁺⋆.˚

Software

I chose CapCut because it is the easiest editing software to work with in my opinion. It is simple, yet provides countless of features that helps beginners like me. 

Steps

I started by importing all of the clips from Mr. Nick's google drive into CapCut.

I had to figure out how to connect these two scenes, so I decided to cut the first scene as soon as he put both of his hands in his pockets. This is because I realized that he eventually does it in the second clip as well, so I thought it'd be a good way to connect the two clips. 

To connect these two clips, I decided to cut the second clip right before his hand lands on the door knob (when he reaches for it). The next clip then continues with his hand landing on the door knob, opening it. Mr. Nick suggested us to cut clips right before an action happens so that the next clip can continue smoothly. 

I chose to cut the third clip when the door is widely opened and a lot of light reaches in, followed by him taking a step out. The next clip then continues showing the same situation from a different point of view (door wide opened, him stepping out). This way, clips 3 and 4 are connected smoothly. 

For these last two clips, connecting it was slightly difficult because of a filming error. However, it couldn't be helped as it is out of my control. I tried my best to cut the 4th clip right as he takes a step forward to approach the railing. In the 5th clip, it shows him appearing from the corner, walking forward and then leaning on the railing. 

Final results‧₊˚ ⋅.☘︎ ݁˖

Reflection.𖥔 ݁ ˖⌗﹒

I quite like how this turned out to be honest. There are a couple things that I dislike about it, such as the transition from the first to the second clip. However, I wasn't the only one who had an issue with that, my friend Kristine also. We were sure that it looked very chunky because of the drastic change in camera angle. Aside from that, I think I did a good job editing the 5 clips and making it look as smooth as possible.