Me vs. My Computer

     So, I can safely say that Adobe Premier Pro is nothing like iMovie. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I decided to take my editing skills to the next level and tackle a new software program, but it took a while to get used to it. I, first, had to transport all my videos onto my computer via Google Drive. This required going through them and I quicky edited some of the clips where it was easier to use my fingers to zoom in or change the orientation. When exporting the clips onto Google Drive, I also took the liberty of labeling them in an efficient manner to help the progress go more smoothly. I, of course, labeled the video with the subject or scene that appeared, but I also labeled my preference over repeated clips in order to remember which one I liked seeing on my phone better. The reason I didn't just go ahead and delete all the clips that I didn't think I was going to use was because I wanted to make sure that I had all the footage available in case I run into any problems.

  

    After I organized all my footage, I had to import them into a new project on Adobe Premiere Pro. This is where I started to get confused because where iMovie had a plus option to add new media and a single screen to work with, Adobe Premiere Pro looked like THIS (↓). It took a lot of exploring and clicking random symbols to finally find the place where I could import my videos. And it was at this moment that my computer decided it didn't like me. Every time I tried to download a video from my Google Drive onto my computer, it wouldn't take the file in a video format. I struggled for about 30 minutes with my mom's help, and I finally decided to give up. No matter which method I would try (emailing, Dropbox), my computer was unable to show me some love and download the videos in their original formats. That's when I had to part with my dreams of using Adobe Premier Pro, but I still didn't want to use iMovie because I knew it only had a limited amount of fonts and editing techniques. Looking for an answer and trying to see what I could maybe accomplish on my iPad, I found a software called Adobe Premier Rush: Edit Video.

    

    It seemed that Adobe Premiere Rush was a simpler and beginner version of Adobe Premiere Pro. I was glad to have found it because now I could still discover a new software program that offers more techniques and skills while also using something that's more to my level. It also proved to be extremely beneficial for importing my media since all of my videos were already on my iCloud. Once I downloaded the APP, I immediately got started on editing the film opening. I, FINALLY, imported my videos onto the software and began to separate the audio from the clips and deleted the audios. I still need to explore different music that I could implement into the scenes, but I do know that I don't want my own footsteps or breathing to be heard. After the long process of putting everything together, my scenes seem to be looking good! The next step is to find the right font and add in the credits to their appropriate scenes. Without any text, the clips of the objects look pretty bare and it's hard to tell how long they have to be without knowing what it will all look like. The scenes of the actors, however, are all edited in and I now need to work on adding any background sounds and the voicemail! I'm so happy with how everything is turning out and being able to see my project closer to the finish line gives me a lot of relief and excitement! Now, I have to work on finding the correct font so that I'll be able to complete the finishing touches on my film opening!

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