~Continuity task~

This is my personal continuity task and to say the least i found it quite challenging but also very interesting.

My issues

The Tools

I found that while editing in final cut it took me a while to get the short cuts. For example the razor blade and move tool were only "B' and "A' but it took me a while to get it. I just remembered it as "B" for barbershop and a for Area; just little things that helped me progress slowly.                         

Even the arrow and space shortcuts were a bit tricky due to the lag on the Mac at the time but i eventually got the hang of it after at least 45 minutes. Because of the leg the editing at the end wasn't as good as i had hoped for. On the mac it came out fine but when it came to watching it on youtube the errors really began to show.

Rendering 

It took me a while to figure out why i couldn't implement soundtracks into my work because it kept coming up with a red line at the top of the footage and this massage:

Now the red line initially didn't mean anything to me, but this message was annoying me and the worst of it is i had no idea how to get rid of it. I had to ask for assistance and i then found out you had to press cmd+R to render in order for audio to play and merge with visual.

After that issue was sorted out, i found myself in a comfortable position and i was able to finish it.

How i felt about the task

Before the task even began i was eager to see what it was like to edit because i see youtube videos and wonder how it is exactly how they edit their videos. I finally got the hands on experience and i have only gained from this experience. Even though i had the issues i still found this extremely enjoyable as well as beneficial. I feel like i have learned a lot from this session and it should only make me better at editing int he future.