Social & factual editing;

Today we started to edit both our social and factual documentaries using Adobe Premiere. After I opened the programme I imported my social action files (file>import). I then began to arrange the files on the timeline in the order they should appear in before editing the time for each frame.  However as I was editing I came across numerous problems, such as the files turning black on the timeline. To overcome this problem I could only save my work before shutting down and restarting the programme which I had to do on a few occasions throughout editing. After I had arranged the files in the correct order and edited the time for each frame I then played back the sequence which left me disappointed. The video was disjointed in places and even skipped parts of the animation completely.

When I got home I immediately opened Final Cut Pro on my laptop before importing my social action files (File>import>folder).

I then began to arrange the files on the timeline in the correct order before editing the time for each frame (right click>duration). 

After I had finished editing the time for each frame and putting the frames in the correct order I then rendered the sequence (Sequence>render only>need render). I then tried to add a music track to my sequence however as the music was being imported from Itunes, Final Cut would not accept it as the music is protected. To get around this I then exported the video (File>export> using Quicktime conversion) before selecting Quicktime movie as the file format. 

After I had exported the video onto my desktop I then opened IMovie where I then imported the video (File>import>movie). I then dragged the file onto the timeline before clicking the music icon in the bottom right hand side of the IMovie window where I selected the song I wanted before dragging it onto the sequence. I then changed the settings of the song so that it would fade in and out at the beginning and end of the video. 

After I had done this I exported the video to my desktop (Share> export using Quicktime) I then chose to export the video in an AVI format .

Overall I am quite happy with how the video has turned out as it is the first time I have tried to do stop motion although it isn't perfect as some parts appear to be a little too fast. However I might make a 2nd draft of the video where I'll try to slow down those parts whilst trying to keep with the flow of the animation. Unfortunately I used copyrighted music although if this was done professional I would research into the ownership of the song I used and seek permission to use it before adding it to the film.


1st draft: