Alright so, I decided to blog a little about my new hobby: video editing. Haha.

Taking the video production class was a little boring at first, but once we surpassed all of the “theory” and stuff, the actual hands-on portion was quite fun! First I had to make a 30s commercial, and I chose to do it for Lancome perfume. You can see it here. It’s really horrible, I’m not that proud of it (I also didn’t have a tripod, courtesy of Jason, so cut me some slack) The real lesson is seen by my next and final project: a 2-3minute video on a subject of our choice. I chose to do a cooking segment that would be seen maybe online, like a “webisode” if you will, or during a regular program on, say, the food network. In the spirit of the holiday season, I cast my BFF Keenyn to be in the video, *props* and I LOVE how it turned out! Check it ouuuuut:

I was really inspired by seeing everyone’s commercials in class last week, and totally had a blast with different camera angles, lighting and sound effects. I also used some help from the lynda.com website when I was in a rut. I could find easy video tutorials here.

Anyway, I was just mentioning this fine new tool that allowed me to really think in 3D, and it was great preparation (I think) for the new found animation module we are doing in Joe’s class. Creating cut-in shots and a variety of angles provides an extra level of detail to a video piece. I am excited that I have this new-found knowledge in regards to animation, time-lining, storyboarding, planning, shooting, and editing! I think it will really help me out with Flash and allows me to create extra elements for other pieces of design.

J