I decided to edit the Prelim task with Sony Vegas as it is a programme I have on my laptop that I have experience with, due to editing YouTube videos. I decided to go with Vegas rather than Premier Pro (Which they have on the school computers) As I feel like I have more control over the clips. Also, I used Premier Pro to edit my thriller last year and had many problems with the programme, which I have never experienced with Sony Vegas.
To start with, I imported the song track in, so I could sync up all the different video clips and I could listed to the song to work out which clips should be put where, to fit the music.
I put the 2 full length clips (One with white light and one with red) in separate tracks so I could cut the bits out that I needed, when I needed them. This made it easier than having to keep importing the files whenever I need them and I always had them available to me. I also added 2 other empty tracks (Audio and Visual) so I had a place to play about with the individual clips I was adding in. This made it easier for me to move things around when I wasn't happy with them.
Most of the transitions I used were straight cuts, however I used a cross fade between Esha and I singing, as we were singing the same 'person'. This made it seems like we were singing together, but not completely.
This fit in well with the song, however for most songs, only straight cuts would really be appropriate, to keep up with the fast paced editing.
I also added a 'fade to black' at the end, to help the video end more smoothly.
When we recorded, Esha and I were facing the same way, so I reversed the image to make it seem as if we were facing each other.
The screenshot shows how I reversed the image without changing the size or reversing the whole clip. Although the screenshot shows the original clip, and not the reversed one, you can spot the reversed image in the video.
The final timeline shows that there were lots of very small clips and the editing was very fast paced. This suited the energetic and exciting song our video was to.
The small clips made it harder to sync the video and audio as each clip would have to be synced separately, however, I think that most of the video was in time and looked good.
