Classwork: Multicam editing

In this blog you can find the work I did on how to edit with multiple cameras. My group filmed the footage, but I edited it alone. My teacher provided a template for the blog post. 

What is Multicam Editing?

Multicam editing is the process of editing footage of a single scene or subject recorded from different cameras and angles. Showing the same scene or subject from different angles helps make the video more dynamic and visually captivating for your audience

Shooting

Our subject , a classmate, stood in the centre of the room and did a short performance. My group stood around the subject to record the performance from different angles. You can also see members from other groups because we did this lesson as a class. To make it easier to synchronise our cameras, the teacher clapped at the start of the scene. This allowed us to line up the video in the editing process and ensure that the transitions would be smooth. Without this simple action it would have taken a lot longer to sync the videos. 

(BEHIND THE SCENES IMAGES): LINK HERE

Here are the raw videos from my group members:

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My editing process

• Upload the videos to the editing software Capcut.

• Detach the audio of the clip you wish to use in the final video. 

• Find the ‘clap’ marker on the audio.

• Line up the video files together. 

• Cut where I want the edit to happen

• Don’t delete the clip, just lower the opacity. This way it can be used again later. 

• Mute all clips except for the one you want to use. 

Here is my final edited video:

Reflection:

This mini project and assignment was quite helpful for me in gaining more experience for the music video project. Since I used the Capcut program for this project, I realized that maybe I shouldn't use it for the actual component 3 project as it was laggy and the exported video had multiple glitches and lag too. Learning how to edit multicam was not only fun, but useful as I now know how to edit in a more cohesive way and in a way that is more energetic. If I want to translate this into my music video, I'll have to practice more! I found that importing the video was a bit challenging and next time I think I need to learn a more efficient way instead of wasting so much time. I used Google Drive to share and receive the files, however since I was a bit inexperienced, it took way too much time. Next time, I'll use the knowledge I've learned to download and save the files where they are easily accessible.