Today in class we paired up and interviewed students around campus on today's hot topics. I chose to interview Sofia Govarubias, a sophomore involved in organizations such as the Community Service Office and Schools for Schools, on how the earthquake in Haiti is affecting her life. She said that she was involved in planning a fundraising dinner for the American Red Cross, and wants to encourage Lehigh's population to remain interested in efforts for Haiti as the semester goes on.
The interviewing aspect of the lab was not that difficult - finding willing volunteers was surprisingly easy, especially once we whipped out the camera and told them we'd be putting their interviews online - and the questions tended to flow once the interview got started.
It was the technical aspect that got me. Luckily, I have done video editing before so I understand the basics, but the MovieMaker program proved very difficult to use. I couldn't search through clips frame-by-frame in order to cut at the exact frame I wanted to, which led to some awkward cuts in the final copy. I also couldn't personalize transitions, so when I would fade two clips together, I would lose some audio/video in the process. While these problems could be overcome with wiser videography next time, I still miss the abilities of Final Cut Pro.
On a side note - I was wandering around blogger and found the blog "Bros Like This Site." While I am aware that I am not a bro, I did like that site. It is one of those sites that, while horrible and demeaning to both guys AND girls, can only be described as "it's funny because it's true."
Anyway, that was it for today. Below are the final versions of my interviews, again, please don't judge on the awkward transitions, it's MovieMaker's fault - not mine, okay?
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