Editing Blog

     On Tuesday, I went into class with the determination to edit. I was very excited to see how our scenes turned out. I get into class and immediately grabbed a laptop and an SD reader and got ready to see everything. Camila still wasn't in class but I was too worried about the clips to notice. I pull everything up and find out that I can't figure out how to import my clips. It took me a minute but once I get everything pulled up I watched my clips. I stopped the video and realized that we were missing scenes! I had to think back to when I was filming and realized that I probably messed up and forgot to press play. I was always doing that. When Camila gets into class, I tell her about it and we figure out a plan to get those scenes. After we came up with a plan we started editing.
     We knew that we only had two and a half days to edit. This is because neither one of us had Pinnacle studios on our personal laptops and we aren't allowed to take any home to edit. We had to rush to get everything done in the time that we had which wasn't long. We cut the scenes that we didn't like and shorted them too. Working on Pinnacle Studios was killing me from how slow it was moving. It would take two minutes to load the clip when we only had five minutes left, or whatever the case was. It felt like I was rushing against time because my partner was useless. She wasn't completely useless, but I was the one who held the camera and editing 90% of the work. I even came up with the idea to get a camera and reshoot the scenes that I needed. I was even the one to tell her to tell our actors to be there.
     By the end of class on Tuesday, I managed to get most of the footage edited. On Wednesday after school, I want back to class to get a camera. When I walked in, nobody was there. I didn't know what to do because we needed those scenes. I spotted a camera on the teachers desk, I checked the battery, and left a note saying I took it and that I would return it. I was willing to face the consequences for taking the camera even if it meant dropping a grade or even failing the class. After practice that day, everyone involved in the video headed over to to the park to reshoot. I made sure to get as many clips as we could because we needed those shots. We spent a good hour at the park reshooting. After I was 100% sure we got all of the clips, everyone went home and I returned the camera to the school.
     When I got back to school the next morning I went to get the camera and return it to class. I left it in the most secure place I could think of, my Coaches office. He let me get it and I headed to class where I saw one of my teachers. She let me know that I was in trouble at all and that I was very responsible leaving a note. I was still worried that my other teacher would get mad at me but he wasn't either. I was very glad that they weren't mad at me. During editing, I had to add the music in and I learned how to make clips longer and shorter. It took a long time to get everything how we wanted it. We still don't have everything because I still need to add transitions and make everything line up. I asked many times if I could stay later but I was turned away every time. Hopefully I will have the time that I need to add what I need to on Monday and turn it in on time.