The article “10 Tips For Editing Videos” broke down the different ways to make a video interview of a person more compelling and interesting instead of them just speaking on camera. The 10 tips compose of video angles, editing and different variety of shots that should be used in the final video.
My video is based on a lot of action shots because it is a sport and I have a huge variety to pick and choose. Camera angles are good to have because I can capture different parts of the golf swing and a better view of Terese’s face. When I start editing, I am able to choose what would be suitable to be put in and if it fits the scene for the final video. I think the biggest part about bringing the story to the table is the editing of unnecessary clips from the original one. My voice should never be in the whole final video therefore it would be important to start on that and the clip adjustments would not be a hassle after putting in B-Roll. Usually in interviews, the person we interview would have moments where they would say, “Um” and that usually brings down the quality of the video. It would be great to cut out the “Um’s” from the video as much as possible. I have been a little lucky with my person because she is very on point with what she wants to say on camera.
When out on the field, it is great to get different range in shots so it would not be dull and boring. Close shots are the best to have because the audience would prefer to see things clearly and not something where they would have to squint their eyes to figure out what is being shown. Medium shots and up-close shots are better to put in for B-Roll. It gives more detail to what the story is all about. So with Terese, I will be taking shots of her grip on the golf club, her face expression when hitting a ball, an up-close shot of her putting the ball into the hole and also an up-close of her swing. Editing can be a long process so once you have edited most of your video and you are close to finishing up, take a break from it and come back later. Sometimes it helps you to find little mistakes that you never spotted earlier in the editing process.
The videos, “India Nite 2011“, “Baltimore Grand Prix“, and “VIP-Very Important Pooch” are examples of videos that I can use to work on my final story. It had great ideas that I can use to work on mine. The first video, India Night 2011, had a quite a number of range shots. Most were medium and far range shots and some were up-close. It had different B-Rolls to show what India Nite was all about but the b-Roll started getting repetitive as the video went on. The second one, “Baltimore Grand Prix”, had a lot of good shots. They combined pictures and videos throughout the story. That is one of the main parts that I will use for my story as well. I would get action shots of a golf swing and a few pictures of the place and maybe a moment where the kids are interacting with the coach. However in the second video, there were some clips that were shaky so throughout my whole shoot, I will be using a tripod stand so my pictures and video is steady.
In the third video, “VIP-Very Important Pooch”, that was a lot of up-close shots of different areas and it suited very well for the video. It had good variety of angles and they used only a few people to do the interview so it was not scattered around like the first video. I think for my video, up-close shots are important because not everyone knows the game of golf and if I can get the details of the game through the view of Terese than it will be easier to tell the story. Some of the shots in the third video focused a lot on the dogs and not so much of the people talking. I think that is important to have because that is the main part of the whole video. Overall I gained a lot of ideas that I can work with to make a good video.
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