Boy, is this week looking tough! I had a hard time choosing which assignment I wanted to tackle today, but I decided on this one!

I found an extension for firefox that allowed me to download YouTube videos, which was helpful, and I wish I had seen that earlier in the semester. It is called “Easy YouTube Downloader Express,” which sounds scammy because it probably is, but hey, I gotta do what I gotta do =] So for this project, I had to edit together some clips and alter the speed of the original clip.

I also created a Vimeo account because it is very evident with this project that I did not make the original videos. But I did attach the original links in the description and also here!

I used Apple’s Final Cut Pro for this assignment, but I have minimal experience, and needless to say, I had trouble. I eventually figured it out, but I got stuck on how to save and export. This program is not user-friendly. However, I am sure it is very nice once you know all the ins and outs. Here is a helpful video if anyone else wants to tackle this.

Happy Tuesday!!!

This assignment was a lot of work. I didn’t know what I was doing and was playing around with Filmora 9 as well. This assignment was to sped up parts of the video as the transition into the next video for 3 assignments. I did start to enjoy the editing towards the end. This inspiration came from looking through the assignments and knowing I could use help with transitions and this assignment seemed like a good fit for it.

I was able to spend the time playing around with transitions and not actually filming. I used the sample videos on Filmora9 and the music from there. I was more worried about the transitions and how to make them work better. I was using audio to sound like the 80’s movie trailer almost where there is a story with my videos and the transitions are just part of it.

I think I did a good job with it. I was able to play around with speed and transitions and how they could change the look of the video. I was enjoying playing around with the speed and duration of each of the videos and include the credits. I was proud of the timing and the speed of the videos.