Shoot, Shag, Still Must Edit!

This is a video that I shot last year. I’m actually quite proud of this cause I managed to shoot it and edit it with no past experience of doing so before. After reading up on the software online, I basically self-learnt the entire process of editing. Frankly, it is not that difficult.

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We begin by planning out the shoot. In order to that, we need to draw up the storyboard of the entire shoot. The storyboard envisions the entire flow of the video and goes down to details by showing a zoom in on every scene. Every scene is represented by a box and every scene is depicted in boxes in the form of a rough sketch.

Next would be to plan out the props and equipment needed for each scene.

Once the logistics side is settled, next is the shoot itself. Be sure to plan out the length of the shoot and the type of lighting required. You have to plan the order of the scenes to shoot and they do not follow the order of the storyboard. The shooting order of the scenes might be different, according to availability of location and settings.

Be sure to have a proper camera and backup power supplies. Go all creative with angles and take multiple takes for a better variety to choose from during editing.

Then, comes the editing stage, which is the most hassle part until you are very familiar with the editing software that you are using. I used the Sony Vegas Pro 12. After you transfer all the recordings onto your desktop, you start to create tracks on the software. I edited the video by scenes. Hence, I dragged every recording relevant to a particular scene and then placed in on the event arena. Subsequently I edited the videos with transitions, special effects and overlaps.

Only after I have edited an entire scene, then do I progress to the next scene and I repeat the whole process again. Also, be very sure to save after every scene that you edit!