I will be dedicating this blog to the introduction to my editing software and how I plan to use it to further develop my brand and identity through my documentary. If you couldn't tell by the title, my preferred editing software is Adobe Premiere Pro.
I have learned how to use Adobe Premiere Pro in my 7th-grade film class. Although I only used the very basics back then, I at least had a little introduction to it. Up until last year at the beginning of AICE Media AS Level, I had not touched the software since my last Film 2 project in 8th grade. I was very rusty with the software but got used to it very quickly. I almost felt like Adobe Premiere Pro was a part of me in the way it came back into my life. Even though it has been an off-and-on process, I've overall been using Adobe Premiere for 5 years now. As I've become more comfortable with not only Adobe Premiere Pro but also the task of actually editing something, I have come to an even greater realization of the importance of editing. This especially occurred while I was editing my documentary project late last year. Editing this project made me realize how important it is to be able to alter words, phrases, coloration, text, or so many more things that all share the common goal of creating a story or theme of a film. It has also made me realize how big of a role editing plays in maintaining a continuous story and narrative throughout any sort of film.
I've never had this happen to me specifically, but one of my friends one time flipped her whole project backward and completely rearranged the order of the storyline so it would flow better and make more sense to the viewer. Something like this would never be achievable without editing or any post-production process.
Not only does it work to create a greater storyline and cohesion within a piece, but it can also help establish tone. Can you imagine watching a horror movie that had no special effects, music, or dark coloring? I couldn't. Anyway, as I mentioned in the last sentence and in my color scheme blog post, different colorations can greatly influence the emotion a piece holds. For example, by changing a rainy photo from blue-green tones to orange-yellow tones, the emotional impact of the shot changes from sadness to happiness and coziness.
My Documentary:
Obviously, there is no doubt that I will be using Adobe Premiere Pro to mash together all of my interviews, B-roll, voice-overs (if I do one), and other clips to create my final project; however, I will also be using the platform to connect to my brand and my identity (to learn more about my brand click here) and create an overall mood I want to be portraying to my audience.
For example, on Adobe Premiere Pro, I will most likely use coloration effects to make my piece seem more lighthearted and wholesome. Meaning, that I will make my film very orange, yellow, and red-themed. I can also use editing to make something sound a specific way or be phrased a specific way to get the information and style the way I want. This is a very common process in documentaries: cutting out certain words or phrases to change the meaning of the sentence or make it flow better. As of right now, I'm going to tell myself to try my hardest not to change the meaning of anything too drastically. I'm not saying I won't use editing to alter sentences or phrases to fit better with my message. I'm saying I don't want to take something out of context and completely change the entire meaning and reasoning behind why the interviewee said that unedited sequence.
Lastly, editing can help me final decisions. I know that sounds very obvious, but in my brain, I think it's a very important process. Especially once everything is now put together with music, editing techniques already embedded, and just as a final copy, you start to see everything differently and switch mindsets into critiquing my own project. This helps me see my project from a different perspective where everything is already basically the final copy and where I can alter any last-minute things.
-Dana
Sources:
https://www.nimcj.org/blog-detail/why-is-editing-an-important-part-of-filmmaking.html#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20primary%20reasons,logical%20sequence%20that%20flows%20smoothly.
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