CCR Post-Production

    Now that I'm finally done with all the production for both of my CCRs, it's time for me to begin editing. 

    Since, my CCR for questions 1 and 2 involves the use of a green screen, I needed to find a way to key it out in the editing software. I used Premiere Pro for the first time for this CCR, and yes I did use it for the opening but that was mainly Brennan, so this was the first actual time I was using it. I did some research on how to key it out and it was pretty simple. All I had to do was go to the effects setting and use the Ultra Key and select the color of what I wanted to key out. Now, that this was done, I needed to figure out a way to add the opening in the green screened monitor. For this I added a layer below the layer that was masked out and with the use of the corner pin tool under Distort (effects), I transformed the video to fit the monitor perfectly. I also did this for the rest of what would appear later in the video, like references and sources. Another thing I did was add background music, to not have such a dull video especially since most of the time only my face appeared. For the music I went with Jazz music to add a calm tone. Then in addition to the music I tried to limit the amount of jump cuts which were only around two, and they were only visible when talking about different CCR questions and the ending.

CCR's 1 & 2

    The second CCR which answered questions 3 and 4, had a bit more to it in terms of how the sequence went. This production involved a back and forth with T and me, so it meant that clips needed to be displayed accordingly to not mess up the set of questions. While, editing I found that I should probably add some text before the "interview" began to let the people know the name of the show and who was being interviewed. So, this is what I did and had the text fade in and out with the footage as well. Compared to the other production there was not that many technical components involved in terms of effects, but overall it was a successful post-production.

CCR's 3 & 4

    One thing I forgot to mention about the first CCR production was that when I would answer the questions for the CCR I would make the foreground into the background by blurring it and adding text stating the question. This was something I thought added a little more personality to the production and made it a bit more engaging. Another detail that I saw was that there was too much negative space so I decided to crop the footage and make it more appealing. 

    Realistically, I think I'll probably do some final touches and revise what I have. I don't want these videos to feel basic and dull, so even though there's not that much going on I think editing is what's going to save me in terms of professionality and creativity.