Editing software

 I will be utilizing DaVinci Resolve as editing app for my project. I was planning to use Premiere Pro since I had seen it is a pretty complete platform with great variety. However, I am not sure what happened on my computer and there is an error. It is not compatible with Adobe's creative cloud. It says that there is another creative cloud running on my computer. I found ways to get rid of it and I did not got to delete the error. Therefore, I looked for other great editing platforms and there is when I found out about DaVinci resolve. I looked on internet, youtube and TikTok. I found that this platform is beginner-friendly, which caught my attention. This week I have recorded some footage and started arranging it on DaVinci resolve. I have been struggling a bit because I had never used this platform and has a lot of tools and ways of editing. So, I looked for a tutorial and found great ones. Here are some:

This brief tutorial was well enough to get me started. It shows how to cut the footage in a more effective way. The sound is explained as well and how to do various things like add other visuals while having the same sounds, which is something I wanted to know how to do. What I found interesting about this platform is the color section. There are a wide variety of tools to color grading and chance the mood of the film completely. I am not experienced in color but I want to make it nice and vivid. Since it is about Paula's every day life, and showing her stability. 

I have been arranging the footage I have so far and have been playing around with the colors. I already added some touches, like putting the cap and gown color more blue and llamative. I found it more pleasant and that it fits better. There are a lot of tools here I am not very aware of how to use. But I know that by just knowing the basics, I will get good colors.

What I need to explore more is sound, since I will be doing a voice over, I need to know how to add it here. About two weeks ago, I watched a video about VO in DaVinci Resolve but did not understand much. These days, I will be doing more research to do the VO. My plan is to finish recording Friday or Saturday and finish editing next week. So this is very important. I find sound one of the most important parts of a film, if not the most important.

 There are a bunch of tutorials on the internet as well that make it easier for the people to learn and start their editing. These days I have been using the app, I have struggled since there are a lot of things there. However, with the help of the videos and internet, I get to learn more and make my editing less challenging.