The document describes various editing techniques used in video editing software, including: - Importing footage by double clicking in the project monitor space - Adding text overlays using the text tool and adjusting font, size, and positioning - Applying color tints and adjusting opacity levels over time on clips - Speeding up or slowing down clips using the Speed/Duration option - Zooming in on clips by adjusting position and scale keyframes - Adding transition effects such as flashes between clips The document provides instructions for common editing tasks like adding titles, coloring footage, adjusting clip properties over time, and including transitions.

1. By Kaylee Heckford

2.  Using the project
monitor, I imported
my footage by
double clicking in the
space.
 When doing this, my
files open in a pop up
window and I
selected the footage
I wanted for my
video editing.

3.  To add the title onto the
old film footage, I used the
text tool and when double
clicking on the clip created,
this window pops up.
 From here, I could change
the font, text size and
positioning of the text to
how I liked. I used the
‘Andes’ font as chosen by
my focus group and
enlarged the font keeping
it in the centre. I used this
method for all the text
overlays used in my video.

4.  To add the old film footage to my
clips, I used the ‘tint’ effect. I
dragged this effect onto every clip
I used
 I changed the tint to a brownish
colour (B5794D) and decreased it
to 80% so it wouldn’t be too dark.

5.  To speed up my footage, I right-
clicked the clip I wanted to adjust
and selected ‘Speed/Duration’
 A box would pop up with the
option to increase/decrease the
speed of the clip.
 I increased the
speed of most clips
to fit in with the
musicality and
upbeat sound of
the song.

6.  I wanted to zoom in on this clip to
show the image of the character on
the newspaper on the floor. I did this
by double clicking the clip, going to
effect controls and clicking the timer
symbol next to position and scale.
When doing this I had to make sure the
blue timeline was at the beginning of
the clip.
 After this, I dragged the timeline to the
end of the clip and adjusted the
position and scale manually to where I
wanted the clip to zoom into. I also
moved the blue diamonds to be
positioned where I wanted the zoom
to start and finish on the clip.
 Now when I play this clip, it will zoom
in to the positioning and scale I
wanted.

7.  By selecting the timer icon
next to ‘Opacity’ in the
effect controls tab, I was
able to adjust the opacity of
a clip at different intervals.
 I added a new key frame to
each part of the clip I
wanted to change and
arranged the percentage in
accordance with how
prominent I wanted the
image to be at that
moment in the clip.

8.  To add a transition effect, I selected the effect I wanted
from the effects tab and dragged and dropped it between
two adjacent clips.
 For the flashback parts of my video I used ‘dip to white’ to
create a white flash, resembling a memory and a
collection of other effects throughout the rest of my video