Editing Workshop

We started the editing session with matt briefly going over adobe premiere pro as it has been several months since we last used it. He made the first point that organisation for this is so important as we have only got 9 days to edit the video. He said to very clearly label the specific type of shot when the clips have been placed on the timeline, however don't rename or delete the name of the clips in the rushes. This makes it very hard to find specific videos and even harder for the rest of your group.
Matt showed us how we place the clips on top off each other which was different to how we edited the opening sequences. He said to have the main performance at the bottom of the timeline and the other clips to go on top of these.

When editing the video if the video is a band performance or more than one performer, the video should focus with a close up shot of the main singer to set the scene and to also make it very clear who the lead singer is.
After this shot has been done, establish the rest of the performers e.g. the band, get a wide shot of all of them so the audience can get an understanding of who the band or artists are and what they are about.
After this then match the cutting with the music, e.g. if the guitarist has a solo to focus on a close up of the guitar and the guitarist fingers and then a mid close up which will show who that certain character is. Also if the song is a fast beat song the editing should be quick to match the pattern of the song which will make the video make more sense.

When editing listen to the song in great detail and illustrate what you are hearing at that certain section of the song to that certain part of the video. The video will then make more sense this way.
The performance section of the video will likely be the section which you have the most shots for so use this for the beginning of the song and then all the other settings which you may have recorded to place through sections of the performance, but still keep coming back and forward to the performance. Make sure to showcase the image of the band or artist but also showcase the personality so its very clear for anyone viewing the video, what image and vibe the certain artist gives off.

Matt suggested to us to defiantly not produce a rough cut as this will waste your time and will result in having to make another version of the rough cut taking lots of time. He suggested editing 10 seconds off the video at a time rather than panicking and attempting to edit the whole video. Smaller chunks will make it much more manageable and also will likely mean more detail goes into the 10 seconds. He also suggested doing hour periods of editing with headphones to prevent any distractions and to really focus each hour slot.
Lastly Matt said do not show anyone the video progression while editing the video or ask for opinions about the video from anyone except the teachers as this will waste time showing our friends and also we could get unhelpful criticisms from them.