Learning Avid has been painful, but not as painful than having to blog about learning it.
Like any other editing software, one have to practise in order to master it. Of course, the "Avid book" has helped as well as Lynda.com.
I've chosen Silent Woods as my outcome exercise for this unit and to be honest I've been struggle with it. Not only I'm editing in a software which I haven't got much knowledge about, but also I realised how bad I am when it comes to actually editing a film/tv series.
My previous editing experiences were on projects which I was part of the whole creative process and not just the editing. In ddition to that, it's right to say that the material that I would normally edit is different from Silent Woods. I am not use to edit multi camera dialogue scenes.
It i true, thought, that I could have chosen to edit my Maps & Journeys' project and have that for assemble outcome.
Always keep a backup of your rushes.
Anyway…
I've been thinking about why I've being struggling to edit Silent Woods. , I believe that I've been lacking a critical eye, on the editing, when I watch pieces like it. On the other hand, to be honest, I'm pretty sure that I'm not enjoying editing it. This scenario might change in the future and I'm happy I'm giving it a go.
Moreover, to use Avid has been a very positive experience. Firstly, I became in love of how fast one can edit on it, regarding all the short cuts and the fact that using two hands on the keyboard is extremely practical. After this first contact with Avid, editing on Adobe Premiere just feels amateurish and imprecise. Secondly, knowing Avid - or at least having general knowledge of how to work on it - might be useful if I decide to work in the industry, regarding the fact that Avid is used by major production companies.
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