Mixing it up

Hello and welcome back to Listen, It's Asiah. In the last blog, I stated how I was going to address how the rest of my filming went. I was able to get most of the shots that I wanted, just not all that were on the storyboard, but that's why there was a backup in place. I filmed in my neighborhood and used the clips that I already had and just shot them. I chose to keep the shots I have and just add on to that. It wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be when having to change things.

Now, to finally get to the beginning of my editing. To start, I had a bunch of clips together. One, because I filmed on separate occasions, it was just a whole bunch of video. So, what I did was find where I wanted every video, and I had to place them in the song. I did end up getting rid of a couple of shots here and there or trimming a few seconds from some clips as needed. But after all this was decided, I moved on to the music to make sure everything lined up, and the videos matched the music. In some clips, I was lip-syncing, but I was having trouble adding the sound to the editing platform. I was still using the same editing platform as last time, which was CapCut. This time, I also made sure to familiarize myself with the volume controls, just in case. I needed to incorporate good visual effects, text overlays, and other graphical elements that enhance the video's storytelling or aesthetics. However, I have not decided if I just wanted to leave the screen blank so one could focus on what's happening. Also, I needed to ensure that the video is in sync with the music, including lip-syncing. I wanted to get down the basics before I went in and added flair.

During this blog, one can tell that my thoughts are not as clear as I would like them to be, but I feel that it provides authenticity. In the next blog, you will finally see me understanding the story I want to put together. Until next time, don't forget to Listen, It's Asiah.