Week 9 was as productive as the last one!

On Tuesday, the interns and I had a workshop about professional pointers. We watched a few videos about hierarchy on set, the roles of people above and below the line, and set etiquette. Abi and Jordan explained how Adrenaline Films operates and their approach to being on set. At the end of the workshop, they gave us a list of walkie-talkie lingo and handed us walkie-talkies. Abi and Jordan went to another part of the building, and we had to find them using the walkie-talkie language and codes. It was really fun!

After the workshop, Em, Kirah, and I worked on our project. I showed them what I had done so far, and we reviewed the new footage they captured. We chose the best takes and put them in order with the footage I had already edited. Em, our project director, gave me some notes on her vision for the project and trusted me with the decisions on cuts, transitions, and editing in general. By the end of the day, we had our rough draft with all the footage, sound, music, and some transitions.

On Thursday, Jorge, our graphic artist, and Zach, an editor, helped me with our project since Dave wasn’t in the office. I had a specific idea in mind for the title of the music video and had downloaded a template, but it was too complicated to edit in Premiere Pro. Jorge kindly created the title for me in After Effects. It turned out great and fit perfectly with the video. Zach helped me with some questions I had, especially with filling gaps in the video and making the message clearer. He suggested ways to adjust the volume of the song in certain parts to make it more dramatic and helped with transitions and general editing tips.

We had a great conversation about the video’s concept and how to improve it. Learning from professionals was invaluable, and I felt more confident moving forward. I spent the rest of the day improving our project, researching different color LUTs, transitions, and sound effects. By the end of the day, the project was in much better shape than when I started.

I feel like I’m learning so much every day, and this knowledge will definitely help me with many future projects!