Editing

All the footage is organized and cut for my video.  I added transitions and some of the songs underneath the video.  I left spaces for voice-overs, so I definitely need to do those next.  I also need to work on the overall smoothness of the video, and I am not completely happy with the opening shots.  I have a good start though.

Rough Cut

I have a rough cut of the interviews done and I really like how it looks.  They add up to a minute and twenty seconds so far, which is a good time.  Now I have to focus on a beginning, an end, transitions and music.

NY Times Video

This video about contaminated water has a good subject and I like the way the story is told, but I don't like the video.  It has no video (it's a slideshow of pictures).  The narrator is never shown (she might not have wanted to be shown), but it takes away from my connection to the story.  I think the video could be improved with an expert opinion, an idea of what the characters are going to do in the future, and more than one narrator.

Editing

So, we have all the raw footage and today we're going to edit. We have a lot of unusable footage (because of problems with the sound or brightness), but since the video only has to be two minutes, there is definitely enough usable footage to fill that time. Most of our problems in filming were because we whitebalanced incorectly.

Love Today Music Video

Breakdown Music Video

I Am What I Learn

I want to ask lots of students "Where do you see yourself in ten years?  Where does school play into that?"  Then I want to cut from one answer to another very quickly.  Maybe I'll switch between two kids with very different answers to highlight the differences or cut quickly between kids with similar answers to show the similarities.  I'm really not sure yet.

Merce Cunningham

Merce Cunningham Video

I love the first fifteen seconds of this video.  The music isn't exactly on beat with the change of shots and scenes, but I like that.  I like that all the shots are in the same color scheme and they fit together really well.  Merce Cunningham was a dancer and the video feels graceful and edgy, just like his dance.  I also like that the narrator isn't shown every time he speaks.  The video switches back to his head shot once in a while, but it doesn't get boring because it doesn't show him too much.  Overall, I think the video has a really cool mood and has a lot of biographical information in a short time without seeming rushed.  The beginning is my favorite part.