Ian came in again to show us the basics of some various video editing programs. He covered things like keyframes, in-points and out-points, ‘favouriting’ clips to be used in the final cut, as well as some general video shooting guidelines.

We also discussed sound and how it can be incorporated and used effectively to set the tone for our videos.

Using a video he created for a previous IxD class, he demonstrated what he had covered previously, giving good examples of what good in and out points were, and how to cut synchronously and asynchronously with the background music to set the pace of the video.

Using some of the terminology and techniques he mentioned, Ian put together a rough and ready example video that helped to visualize the do’s and don’t’s of video production.

I felt that although I’m a total novice at video, I at least have enough knowledge to get started.

We’ll see…