Esther Productions - a portfolio of an aspiring video editor and film producer
iWho knew editing a video about yourself would be so difficult...
I've made videos where I need to edit footage of me on camera. No one likes to see and hear themselves talking including me, but over the last few years I have been better about using the footage as a learning tool and seeing what I can improve. I've learned about needing to correct my posture, smile and look interested when another anchor is talking, and slowing down my speech all because I edited videos I make mistakes in. With this mindset in place I thought I would be ready to edit my dance audition video. I was so wrong. I put a lot of pressure on myself to be perfect in and I think the combination of editing a video and having to watch myself dance over and over again made me more stressed than usual. Between the sound, the 10 minute time limit, and having to use footage I did not film, by the end of it I was pulling my hair out. Every time I added a new video to the editing timeline I saw a new mistake, a new correction, a new way I could be better. I couldn't stop thinking about how OU would see those corrections too. It got to the point to where as soon as I faded out the of the final center combination I downloaded the video and turned it in. I decided if I never saw myself dance again it would be too soon. A few weeks later my ballet teacher asked me if I could edit together Liu Liu's Audition video after seeing mine. To say I was "a little nervous" was an understatement. I was worried I would go through the same stressful experience. But surprisingly (or unsurprisingly if you predicted the end of this story already) I didn't feel a single negative emotion. While I was annoyed about the music being fuzzy and irked about one of the videos cutting off the top her head, I was able to edit in peace. Even If I was there for the actual filming there wouldn't be any major things I would change. Liu Liu is a student and she dances like a student, Liu Liu's video wasn't perfect because just like me she's also learning. Colleges and Summer programs aren't looking for perfection but for people who have the passion to learn. Even though I never want to edit another one of my audition videos, I know I will have to. I may not have filmed these videos but I think I learned a lot from the editing process of them. I realized sometimes you have to take a step away from the computer and take a deep breath. No one is perfect and I need to remember I'm still just learning and growing my abilities in dance and Broadcast Technology.
0 Comments
Julia De La Paz is incredibly humble. Which becomes a problem when you want to interview her...
I've know Julia for years and I've always known Julia was good at rock climbing, I didn't realize how good till I started interviewing her. I knew Julia went to comps all over the country and I always gave her notes on the classes she missed because of them. But I didn't realize the true extent of what she was accomplishing. Julia is the kind of person to mention a sponsorship or the fact she has a US Olympics jacket from her last national comp. She's soft spoken and often the words she's saying doesnt match the volume of her voice or her excitement of rock climbing. If I originally wasn't friends with Julia I probably would have made the mistake of making the interview all about her accomplishments. In another life I could have made a 30 min documentary about her awards alone and not even mention her feelings about it. I'm glad I didn't fall into that hole because while that might have been an amazing video it would not have accurately represent who Julia is as a person. Julia's passion about rock climbing is inspiring and cannot be faked. I hope in my next interview I can find emotion just like that If you want to see a rock climber show us the ropes of her favorite sport check out my VIDEOS page! |
|