Component 3: 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 in various angles, but I edited it alone to test out my skills. My teacher provided a template for the blog post however I added more explanation regarding my own process.

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 as replacement for a clapperboard. 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. 

My teammates (Kalista and Chelsea) had chose a different position to capture the star (our classmate) and we also shot our scene in various angles (high and low) to experiment with it. I had utilised a chair and stood on it to be able to create a high-angled shot. 

(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 (YOUR SOFTWARE ) 
• 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.

1. Inserting clips and the audio

2. Duplicating clips and zooming in (cropping) to create a different shot expanding the variety of shots

3. Aligning/stacking the clips with the audio and cutting the clips

Setting opacity to 50% so that I can view all the clips simultaneously to make sure it’s in-sync with the audio. 

I made sure the timing was right as I intend to implement cut-to-the-beat style editing. 

I picked a pop song for the music choice as I wanted to maximise this practice before the editing process for my final project and I had realised that since the song was really upbeat, there were so many cuts

Adding filtters...

Here is my final edited video:

Reflection: How will this help your project? What did you find challenging? What is there anyway to simplify this process?