Editing Blog

      Today in class we learned the steps in which how to check out a camera, use the camera, and edit our footage.  To check out a camera the first thing you do is fill out the sheet of paper and than bring it to the teachers desk.  Next you get a camera and the equipment and fill out which number you got for each piece of equipment so that we know who checked out what.  Every student is required to get a filming pass so their will be no extra trouble while trying to film on campus.  The passes will also be labeled in case of emergency like a code red or fire drill so the teacher can keep count of who is where.  Each group of students check out one camera per group/project.

     Rule number one when it comes to working with all the camera equipment is to be careful.  All of the pieces and parts are very costly and should be handled with gentleness and care.  The camera and small pieces will be kept in a bag to give it protection and security while walking on campus.  When setting everything up to film you need to start with the Tripod.  The tripod has three fold able legs to keep it a stand and a lever on the very top that attaches the camera.  Once the camera is locked on to the tripod their is a pole that is controlled by a lever that allows the camera to go up and down to take a tilt shot, or side to side to take a pan shot.  Tripods are also used to take still photos that can not be done with the bare hand.  The tripod must be carried with all of its legs and poles fully contracted in.  The SD card that goes in and out of a small slot in the camera is what saves all the film on the camera. 
     After all the filming has come to an end its than time to begin the editing process.  First off you need to transfer all the clips from the camera onto the desktop.  This is known as dumping (SD to computer).  The film gets imported to the desktop and not directly to the editing software so that it is secured and wont have a chance of getting lost or deleted.  Once the film has been dumped the next step is to import the film into the software and begin editing.  No matter what type of editing occurs there will always be an original copy of the film known as the raw uncut footage.  In the editing software there is three layers. The first one is the titles (which is the t symbol), the second one is the film, and third is the music.  The pause/play symbol is the red triangle.  Once edited the film needs to be exported also known as rendering.