The document describes the process of editing a vox pops video in Adobe Premiere Pro over multiple lessons. Key steps included compiling interview answers by question, cutting unnecessary footage, adding text and cross dissolves between clips, renaming clips, adding background music, using video and audio transitions between clips, and exporting and uploading the final video to YouTube.

1. Lesson 1 - Editing
Having finished filming during two lessons I then
went into the next lesson gathering the footage
together and beginning the next phase of editing. I
had previous experience with Premiere Pro, which
helped as it gave me a basic understanding of how
to use the software. I first decided that it would be
good to have peoples vox pops together, with all
the questions they answered not cut up at all.
However I realised half way through doing this that
it would be better to compile everyone's answer for
a specific question to show more technical skill
through editing.

2. Lesson 2 - Editing Continued
After changing my mind on how I
wanted my vox pop production to be
edited, I then went on to cutting up
the footage. I did this using the split
tool to cut out unnecessary footage
and then added cross dissolves
between the clips to make it look
more professional. I also added text
into the video, once again using
cross dissolve between the clips, and
cut out me saying the question to
the people in the vox pops.

3. Lesson 3 – Editing Continued
Once I had begun to edit the video, I decided it
was also time to rename the clips that I had so
that I could easily locate clips if I needed to. For
example, I named the intro ‘Intro Clip’ instead of
the default ‘Segment_001’ that it would
normally have. I wanted my vox pops video to
also have some background music too, which
was the next and last thing I would do in this
lesson. The background music did what I wanted
it to do which was to add an element to the
video that would make it more interesting. I did
this by downloading the mp3 file and then
dragging and placing it onto the timeline of the
video.

4. Lesson 3 – Editing Continued
Once I had added the instrumental into my vox pops it
was time to make my vox pops video a bit more
interesting and technical. I did this by using various video
transition and audio effects available on Adobe Premiere.
Between each clip I inserted a cross dissolve to have a
more fluid movement from one clip to another instead of
just a simple cut. Not only does this show some technical
ability but it also improves the overall feel of the vox
pops. I also added audio transitions to make the
instrumental louder during some sections (such as the
text sections displaying the question) and then quieter
during the sections where I had people talking.

5. Lesson 3 – Editing Continued
Use of cross
dissolve effects
on audio and
video for
transitions.
Lots of
quick cuts
with cross
dissolves,
keeps it
quick
concise
and nice
to watch.
Use of instrumental track to make the video
more interesting, technical and engaging.

6. Lesson 4 – Vox Pops Finished;
Exporting and Uploading
Now that I had finished the vox pops and the
editing involved in production it was time to
export the file from Premiere Pro. I exported it
in the format of Windows Media and the
preset of 720 HD. After that, it was then time
to upload the video to YouTube. This was
relatively easy and soon my completed video
was on YouTube and I had completely finished
my vox pops. This gave me a good taste of what
was to come when it comes to production and
editing of my actual music video.