Editing Blog: Trimming, Adding Sound, and Creating Stop Motion

 While editing, I mainly used the software OpenShot editor. I began the editing process while filming the commercial during the fourth scene. This scene used stop motion, and to create it I downloaded an app called Stop Motion Studio. The app was on a timer and would count down, telling me when to move the bowl of cereal. Once the app finished taking pictures of the cereal, it was able to convert the photos into a stop motion video. After filming, I then decided to add in the scenes from my camera onto my computer. I used Google Photos as a middle ground for the two devices, would upload each video onto Google Photos, and then download the scenes onto my computer. I was then able to add in the scenes onto the editing software OpenShot. After I did this, I trimmed each of the scenes down to make sure that the scenes were within the time frame of 30 seconds and also made sure that no unwanted footage was included in the commercial. After I did this, I reviewed the video to see how it looked and trimmed any remaining scenes that were not correct. I then added in a voice over of me saying the catchphrase, "Honey O's, the cereal for you!" I did this by opening the voice recorder app on my computer. Next, I recorded the catchphrase, and when I finished recording, it automatically downloaded onto my computer. I then transferred the downloaded file onto the editing software and placed the recording near the end where I thought it would fit best. After adding in the voice recording, I looked for music to include in the commercial. I had a difficult time finding music to add, as many of the songs sounded too upbeat and were not the correct sound I was looking for. I searched for happy instrumental music, and other key words, but found nothing. Once I found the piece I was looking for, I converted the song into an mp3 download and added it into my commercial. Next, I trimmed the music so that it would correspond with what was happening in the video. This included trimming the video down to see which parts of the song would fit best and lowering or raising the volume. Each time my brother, the actor, talked, I would lower the volume so that his voice was able to be heard over the music. I also made the music fade when the commercial started and ended, making the sound fit in with the commercial.