Reflective Summary: Problems During the Editing Process

Problems we faced during the editing process began at the very start when we had to face what seemed like a huge leap from the user-friendly iMovie to the professional software that is Final Cut Express. At first glance, I was definitley intimidated due the the over-load of functions it seemed to possess however, after familarising myself with the software I came to realise that it was quite simplistic and overall, proved to be a great advanatge to us in terms of the sheer volume and variety of transitions we could utilise. For example, the many types of cross-dissolve, a transitions so fundamental to our music video to highlight a passing of time. Furthermore, we made great use of the colour corrector tool where we were able to subtly alter the colourisation and hue of each shot creating warm tones to compliment the 'happy memories of the past' and cooler, dull-grey tones to exude a sesne of isolation during Olly's performance/narrative scenes in the present.