In a fruitless effort to avoid tackling the bear that is my final project, I decided to edit the bloopers. I thought the bloopers would be relatively easy to make but I couldn’t have been more wrong. They were not at all easy to make and actually took me a bit of time. I used this opportunity to practice my iMovie skills and comedic editing techniques, as well as to further reflect on the entirety of the production process.
Editing The Bloopers
Like I stated previously, I have edited with iMovie before, but I feel like I still have a lot to learn (ha, see what I did there?) about the program. I went into this without having researched anything about iMovie and how to use various tools in it; this was made with my (minimal) knowledge.
I messed around with different sound effects, titles, and transitions. Sometimes it worked out well, other times I totally screwed it up and had to hit undo around 20 times. I don’t think I will be using that many transitions in my final so I am not concerned with that as much as I am the fonts. I don’t really like iMovie’s titles and fonts; they are super cheesy. Because of this, I am thinking I will have to use another editing software to do this.
Reflecting Yet Again…
After watching all of my footage over again, I can see why the editor hates their life. There is so much to comb through, and what’s even more annoying is that half of it is useless. In this case, I was looking for the useless shots, but STILL. It’s super excessive, but also extremely necessary. If the cinematographer doesn’t take enough footage, then the editor doesn’t have enough to work with, but if they take more than enough the editor has to spend hours going through it. I guess the latter is better, but it is still dreadful. Editing my final should be easier since I’ve already done my rough cut and have my shots in order, but only time will tell.
A Lot To Learn 