I watched a demo of video editing on a laptop computer projected onto a large screen this evening, to get a feel for the editing process I’ll be working through after our film gets shot. I’ve done small-scale video editing for my own clips that I put on my website, but I want to learn more advanced software with higher-end equipment. I’ll probably need to upgrade my computer if I want to install video editing software like Final Cut Pro, but in the meantime I’ll probably be editing with other people’s PCs.
To answer somebody’s question to me yesterday, these short films may or may not be made public, it depends largely on how they turn out and what the film group decides to do with them. Who knows, if they’re good enough maybe they’ll attract a buyer and get distributed or possibly turn into a commercial of some kind. It’s unlikely you’ll see me in a film, though, as I’m happy to leave the acting to others — I’d much rather write, shoot, or edit a film than be in front of the camera. Editing is incredibly painstaking and not many people enjoy it or have the patience for it, but once I’m involved I’m truly engrossed and lose all track of time. I’m here to learn through trial-and-error, practice, and getting to know the process inside and out. I think it’ll be a great winter activity! Shoot outside in the elements! (I do that, anyway.)
Speaking of commercial, a rep at a stock photography company contacted me through Flickr to see if I’d be interested in contributing my images for commission. I’d normally ignore this sort of email as a form of marketing, but she actually linked directly to five of my photos, so it wasn’t merely a targeted mass emailing. I’d looked into this fairly recently on another site, but my camera’s resolution didn’t meet their requirements for minimum image sizes. This particular site has a lower minimum resolution with a wider price scale, so maybe it’s time to revisit the stock image revenue stream idea.
