Week 4 in AICE Media Studies

 Introduction

   Week three was focused on filming and editing what would be our first films for the class. We broke up into groups, and mine was made up of Vivienne Horvath and Piper Wilson. We storyboarded our film, then got together and started filming. Lastly, we started editing the film.

What I Did

    Firstly, we made a storyboard, detailing the dialogue and camera shots. This was our first project, so it was a bit scrappy at first and had a lot of erasing, but we eventually found our way and everything came together. Thankfully, all of us already knew how to storyboard. So, we managed to get ahead of the rest of the class. 

    Next, we started filming. We had limited time this class period, so we only got two scenes finished. We decided to pick where we left off, and next class we finish filming everything. 

    Then, we attempted to upload the videos to the computer, but it never worked. Our Google Drives couldn't even open because of the poor school Wi-Fi, and every time we uploaded the files using any other method, they would download as CR files. CR files are not compatible with Premiere Pro or Adobe Express. We spent all class attempting to fix this, but eventually ran out of time.

    Next, after giving up, we decided to just do the work on our computers at home. So, we uploaded everything to Adobe Express and started editing over the weekend. We completed most of the editing this way. This concluded week three of AICE Media Studies.

What Did I Learn?

    Most of what I learned this week had to do with editing. This being my first time using Premier Pro and Adobe Express, I learned quite a lot. 

    Due to technical difficulties, my group had to use Adobe Express before eventually switching over to Premiere Pro. I started by learning how to upload clips to Express and then rearrange them. Once I finished that, I wanted to find out how to make the transitions smoother. After a few minutes of trial and error, I figured out that you just have to right-click between the two clips. Then, you press add transition and select the transition type you want. After the selection menu opened, it showed that I could adjust the transition duration and speed. 

      Now that I knew how to make transitions, I wanted to learn how to add blank screens where I could type out the end credits. I figured it out pretty quickly; all I had to do was click the plus icon at the end of clips and add a text box. This is all I learned on Adobe Express.

   The first thing I learned on Premier Pro was how to upload media, then drag and drop it into the timeline. I then figured out you can rearrange all the clips. 

   Since, I had limited time this week, I had to end my Premiere Pro journey there. So, I saved what we had completed to my OneDrive account by exporting the media—another new thing for me. We will pick up where we left off next week.