Week 5 in AICE Media Studies

 Introduction

    My team and I spent all of this week focused on editing and marketing. We were finally able to access and use Premiere Pro. I learned so much about editing, and cannot wait to tell you all about it.

 

What I Did

    I started off with having my team review the footage we already had edited to see what we should change or add. Everything seemed good, so I started editing while my group mates started brainstorming how they were going to market the film.

    I decided to add more background sounds to the suspenseful clips, roll the end credits, make smoother sound transitions, and add a black screen with text right before the credits rolled.

    The last thing I did was the end credits. During this time my group members were working on the marketing for the film. They ended up making two posters and a trailer.

    All I completed this week was editing because it is a very timely task.

 

What I learned

    This week I learned how to add background sounds, remove background noise, isolate and raise vocals, make transitions on Premiere Pro, and roll end credits. 

    Firstly, I wanted to add more background noise while removing some, and since I switched platforms from Express to Premiere Pro, I was not sure how to do this. To add background music, I found out through a short Google search that you can use sounds built into Premiere Pro, which is what I used first. However, for another scene, I could not find a sound that fit the scene, so I downloaded one from a royalty-free website. Then, I uploaded it to Premiere Pro.

    Secondly, I wanted the audio to sound clearer. So, I used a YouTube tutorial on how to isolate vocals. This helped me make the "nat" sounds higher for the outdoor clips. 

    Next, I needed the scenes to transition smoothly. I was just clicking around when I discovered you can right-click in between clips, and it will open a drop-down menu where you can press "Add Transition." Given that I had a strict time limit, I just used that rather than making my own transition.

    Then, I got to the end and wanted to create a black screen with text on it. I decided that I should try to figure this part out without a tutorial. I spent a minute looking through the drop-down menus at the top of the screen before founding the "Graphic" drop-down. In this drop-down, I found an "Add Text" selection and used that to create a text box. Then, centered the text and added another black screen with text. 

    Subsequently, I used the new text box I created to add all the end credits. I wanted to have them roll down the screen, but I did not know how to do this. I tried to do it on my own, but struggled for about ten minutes. So, I decided to just look for a tutorial on YouTube. It turned out that I just needed to type everything into a text box, center the text, center the box, deselect the text box, go to text graphics, and click roll. Then the credits rolled down the screen, and I simply made the clip longer so it would scroll a little slower.

    Lastly, I reviewed the footage with my group mates. Once we all agreed it was complete, I exported the film. After exporting it, I saved the final film to my OneDrive and submitted it for a grade. My teacher, Ms. Pistocchi, graded it the next day, and we got a 100%.