Classwork: Multicam Editing

In this blog you can find the work I did on how to edit with multiple cameras. My group filmed the footage, but I edited it alone. My teacher provided a template for the blog post. 

What is Multicam Editing?

Multicam editing is the process of editing footage of a single scene or subject recorded from different cameras and angles. Showing the same scene or subject from different angles helps make the video more dynamic and visually 

captivating for your audience

Shooting

Our subject , a classmate, stood in the centre of the room and did a short performance. My group stood around the subject to record the performance from different angles. You can also see members from other groups because we did this 

lesson as a class. To make it easier to synchronise our cameras, the teacher clapped at the start of the scene. This allowed us to line up the video in the editing process and ensure that the transitions would be smooth. Without this simple 

action it would have taken a lot longer to sync the videos. 

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Here are the raw videos from my group members:

Aurel

Cheryl

Regine

My editing process

1. Upload the videos to the editing software (CapCut)

- Detach the audio of the clip you wish to use in the final video. 

- Find the ‘clap’ marker on the audio.

- Line up the video files together. 

- Cut where I want the edit to happen

- Don’t delete the clip, just lower the opacity. This way it can be used again later. 

- Mute all clips except for the one you want to use. 

( INCLUDE SCREENSHOTS OF YOUR EDITING)

Final edited video:

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Self-reflection: 

• As my laptop was still broken, I had to use my phone to edit. This caused complications as even though I used the same program, the mobile version required me to purchase for features that would've been free on my laptop and I was just not used to using my phone for editing. This made me work a lot slower as I am basically relearning the features and I was unable to complete my work on time
• However, this experience has taught me how I can adapt in situations where I am not prepared in. Next time, I would restrict myself to doing the basics and focus on other features once I know that I've finished the base of my work.