Video Filming/Editing
By: Misuni Khamankar
Have you ever really thought about filmmaking?
What is filming and video editing?
Every film made today, is created by the most wise filmmakers. They take months to create the perfect movie. They spend all that time carefully editing every scene to perfection. Some people may think it is easy, but once you try it out, it can get pretty complicated. There are so many young people about our age, or in high school, who dream of making movies. Some of those kids spend time in high school and make short films. Some of those kids actually end up having some amazing jobs just from making some little short films in high school.
What are some benefits from this?
Some pretty amazing things can happen just by making some short films, or just little videos in school. When you get to highschool, people are usually in UIL, but what some people may not know is that there is a UIL category for filmmakers. What you can do, is select a filming category (documentary, narrative, and animation), and they create their film, send it in, and get the results. Kids everywhere in Texas enter with some amazing films. You can't really major in filmmaking for college, but you can join some programs in college for filmmaking. There are also some schools just for filmmaking.
Video Editing Softwares
Final Cut Pro
Many people may already know this software made by Apple. This is very commonly used for many Youtubers, short filmmakers, and some movie makers. Some movies made with Final Cut Pro are Focus (Starring Will Smith), The Social Network (the creation of facebook), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). Those were some very popular movies, all made with Final Cut Pro!
Premiere Pro
Premiere Pro isn't very common, but it is an excellent software to use for great effects, and some pretty cool animation.
Sony Vegas Pro
Many people who make video edits on vine will use this software. This software isn't so common, but it makes amazing videos. The effects you can make with this are amazing. This software is a little advanced but it is also a very good one to use for amazing effects and animation.
Work Cited
"Poems About Nature." Poems About Nature. Anita Poems, n.d. Web. 23 May 2015.
"Focus." Apple. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2015.
"Top 10 Famous Movies Made By Final Cut Pro." Wondershare. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 May 2015.
"2015 State Film Contest Titles (includes Links to Films)." — University Interscholastic League (UIL). N.p., n.d. Web. 24 May 2015.
"These Are the Top 25 Film Schools in the United States." The Hollywood Reporter. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2015.
"Final Cut Pro X." Apple. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 May 2015.