CCR Post-Production
CCR 1
The podcast took a while to edit...
My first editing shift saw me working for around three hours, syncing the mic audio, rough cutting the footage in the correct order, and doing numerous passes over the full video in an attempt to delete unnecessary bits and dialogue to make the length manageable. Even after all this, the final rendition ended up being around 7 minutes and 32 seconds. I edited all this outside of the comfort of my own home from 3 am to 6 am as I had no other choice. Once I was home later that day, I sat down for my second shift.
My second editing shift saw me first fixing the audio levels, as the previous night I had messed with an audio setting that sent all the audio levels out of whack. To do this, I set the max audio peak at around -8 decibels and then manually combed through each clip, leveling most of the dialogue to be around the -12 decibel mark. Then, I altered the audio from the phone to come in when Guy the Audio Guy talks, as he had no microphone and could only be heard through the phone mic. After messing with all the audio clips manually, I adjusted the final mix to sit around -4 decibels, a reasonable final level.
After editing the audio, I moved on to color, which took only a couple minutes. The original clips were auto-white balanced as the environment remained at a similar light level the entire time. However, I still passed over the clips to make sure they were balanced and just used the auto-white balance tool and manually did the final touches. Then, I lightened up the darker values in the image as the video still seemed a little moody.
Last, I worked on the titles and sound effects to create a comedic undertone. My thought process was that the nonsensical titles and sound effects paired with the numerous comedic bits sprinkled throughout would balance out with the more serious sections in which I answer the CCR questions, working together to create a podcast that is both entertaining and answers the first two CCR questions in depth.
CCR 2
The rap battle, while easier overall, did have its challenges while editing.
My first shift of editing also saw me cutting the footage and laying out a rough draft, which only took 15 minutes at max as there were only four clips to work with in total. One issue I had was that when dragging the footage from the footage bin in Premiere Pro into the timeline, I lost the audio track. To fix this, I used a feature where you can export the audio from a raw clip. I think synced this audio with the video clip in the timeline and linked them, creating a video and audio track that I can edit and apply effects to in tandem.
The next shift saw me first adding subtitles so the grader can easier understand the lyrics in the rap battle. I then paired some of the lyrics with images on-screen to provide context to some of the lyrics, making up for the lack of depth within the lyrical answers. Keeping with the first CCR, I wanted to go for a comedic tone for the rap battle, so I found funny sound effects on Pixabay.com, which is a free database with sound effects, music, and more.
The only color editing I had to do was changing the temperature of one clip to match the other three clips. Other than this, the clips are untouched as if taken straight from a phone (which they are). This was an intentional choice, as I was seeking the unprofessional look seen in rap battle videos online.
The last step was text editing, where I made the titles for the rapper names using a font I had downloaded for a previous video project and the end-credits, which contain credits for both CCRs. The text editing in Premiere Pro has confused me ever since they rid their program of the Legacy Title tool years ago. However, my experience editing the CCRs has taught me how to use the new text and auto-transcript and captioning tools. I have also learned a ton about editing audio, which is one of my editing weak points. I look forward to using these new skills in future endeavors.
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