Video editing practice reflection

Being introduced to the software, Premiere Pro was a very new experience; it was interesting to see all the factors put into editing. It was a lot to learn, but Premiere Pro made it easy. The hundreds of features seemed overwhelming at first, however the instructor of the video tutorials did an amazing job at describing each feature and how to use them. It was less overwhelming when the layout of Premiere Pro was divided into sections; each one was explained with shortcuts and tips to make it easier to understand. With the videos, it allowed me to go step by step through the process to eventually be able to do it on my own.     Creating the clip was extremely exciting; I was able to bring my idea to life. After watching the videos, creating a sequence of footage was amazingly simple. I struggled at times when trying to remember what controls do during the process of editing. I learned how to trim clips to only display what I chose, I learned how to right click on an empty space between two clips to bring these two lips of film together. The shortcuts and tools I learned how to use were very helpful when making the clip.     I encountered a few challenges when creating the clip, for example was the transitioning between the B-Roll clips and the guitar riff audio, with the interview footage and audio. At times it would either have a space of awkward silence, incorrect timing, overlapping audio, or the clips would not flow the way I would have liked them to. After a lot of trial and error, I was able to understand what worked best for me when using this new platform. Eventually I found success in understanding how to place multiple slips of film together to form simple and enjoyable pieces of footage.     Throughout the process of collecting the clip, I learned helpful tips and tricks on how to make the process of creating the film easier. I was able to create bins to organize my work; it allows the workspace to be in control as it is very organized, I also enjoy the feature of being able to name the bins since it allowed me to distribute my work into separate sections.     An important take away from this is that I have acquired new information and skills. I will be practicing editing in future class assignments therefore this will be particularly useful. This was also good practice for my portfolio; it gave me the skill to edit future videos I will have to make to complete my portfolio. Which includes either a movie intro or any other type of video clip that meets the requirements. This now allows me to express my ideas more creatively the I once could. I hope to use what I have learned to be able to understand more complex assignments given in the future. We were given a very achievable project with simple requirements if effort and practice were given.