Editing workshop 1

During our camera workshop, we filmed a range of short clips using a range of shots. We used our footage and put it on the editing software called Adobe Premiere Pro. We then created log bins. These were so we could name each part of our footage making it is easier to find which one we needed to edit eg 'close up Alice smiling'. We then put together the sequence using the 'in' and 'out' technique which is used to cut down the footage.

On Adobe Premiere Pro there are four different sections. One is to view the footage, the second is to import and select footage, the third is to edit the footage together and lastly the fourth is to view the edited footage as a final product. We constantly saved our work as we edited our footage together so as not to risk possibly losing it and having to start again, in Premiere Pro you can quickly save your project by pressing the keys command and then the letter 'S'.  

The footage, rushes and daily's is the unedited footage from the shoot. When the film was shot on physical film it would have to be 'rushed off' to be developed overnight so that the director could view the footage the next day which is where the name 'rushes' came from. However, in the UK it is referred to as dailies. 

The cutting tool on Adobe Premier Pro is used to cut footage into different sections if needed. It looks like a razor blade icon. The In and Out points are used to show a specific section of the clip or sequence. The first frame is the In point and the Out frame is the last frame in the sequence. Trimming is when you modify the clips In and Out points in the editing sequence. The + tool is used to zoom in on the timeline of each clip and the - tool is used to zoom out on the timeline tool. The shortcut for undo is Cmd + Z.