Project 1 - editing a Video
OBJECTIVE: Edit a series of video clips together and tell a story. If someone wanted to see the Kindergarten Olympics from Washington Street Elementary, show them! Video should be around 30 seconds.
Things to remember:
Project steps:
1. Import kindergarten Olympics video (start with just 10 clips) into Pinnacle
2. Select those clips and create a collection. (Once all the clips are selected in Pinnacle, right click and choose "Add
to Collection" then "Create new collection" and name it.
3. Log clips – look each one over to find great shots and document shots you might want to use, also listen for
good clips of natural sound
LOG SHEET
4. Plan out your sequence on paper
a. Choose an opening and closing shot
b. Fill in using a variety of shots that will take your viewer through what is happening – wide/medium/tight
5. Start editing (SAVE and SAVE OFTEN!! Save project to the desktop)
6. Go over edits and make changes (tighten up clips, sounds, etc.) Look out for awkward pauses or dead spots,
cuts that aren't clean or "jump" If the camera makes a quick, jarring movement, cut out parts of it so that the
shot is steady.
7. Add in text pages and transitions if needed. You only want to add in effects when it serves a purpose. Putting
fades or dissolves between every clip does not make for creative editing.
8. Proof it, proof it again (Watch it without sound, listen to it without looking at it to individually check how your
video flows and how your audio sounds.)
9. Export as windows media file type to the correct folder. Name it “your names”
Things to remember:
- You need a good opening shot
- You need a good closing shot
- Use Natural sound (listen for good bits of natural sound when you are logging your clips)
- Add transitions/effects if needed
Project steps:
1. Import kindergarten Olympics video (start with just 10 clips) into Pinnacle
2. Select those clips and create a collection. (Once all the clips are selected in Pinnacle, right click and choose "Add
to Collection" then "Create new collection" and name it.
3. Log clips – look each one over to find great shots and document shots you might want to use, also listen for
good clips of natural sound
LOG SHEET
4. Plan out your sequence on paper
a. Choose an opening and closing shot
b. Fill in using a variety of shots that will take your viewer through what is happening – wide/medium/tight
5. Start editing (SAVE and SAVE OFTEN!! Save project to the desktop)
6. Go over edits and make changes (tighten up clips, sounds, etc.) Look out for awkward pauses or dead spots,
cuts that aren't clean or "jump" If the camera makes a quick, jarring movement, cut out parts of it so that the
shot is steady.
7. Add in text pages and transitions if needed. You only want to add in effects when it serves a purpose. Putting
fades or dissolves between every clip does not make for creative editing.
8. Proof it, proof it again (Watch it without sound, listen to it without looking at it to individually check how your
video flows and how your audio sounds.)
9. Export as windows media file type to the correct folder. Name it “your names”