Editing Lesson Blog for Commercial

Today we learned how to set up the cameras. We watched them being carefully taken out of the bags and and learned how to attach them to the tripods. We also found out that we have the ability to film our commercial with our phones. 

We were also shown the procedure for checking out and checking back in the camera. We were instructed to fill in the agreement form. The agreement form is a paper that indicates the individual will be using the video camera and allows the person to know that they are liable to whatever happens to the camera as long as they use it.

Lastly, we learned how to use the editing program. First you look for Pinnacle Studios on the computer. You open a new folder and title it "com" for commercial. We must make sure we use the same computer every time. Look for DCIM. Highlight the videos you want and drag them to the folder. This is called "dumping". Open Pinnacle Studios. Then we import the videos and make sure to let everything load. Click on "desktop" and go to the folder and import ALL videos available. Go to edit. We also learned that anything that is filmed and untouched is called raw footage. Drag down clip and put it in AV track. To detach audio you have to right click then press "detach audio". To save your video you press save, then save as, then title, then you move it to the folder. You only export your project when you're completely done and you want to save it as a MPEG4/MP4. Name the file "Dunkin Donuts". If you want to add sounds or music you have to download them as MP3s.