Classwork: Multicam editing

In this blog you can find the work I did on how to edit with multiple cameras. My group filmed the footage, but I edited it alone. My teacher provided a template for the blog post. 

What is Multicam Editing?

Multicam editing is the process of editing footage of a single scene or subject recorded from different cameras and angles. Showing the same scene or subject from different angles helps make the video more dynamic and visually captivating for your audience

Shooting

Our subject , a classmate, stood in the centre of the room and did a short performance. My group stood around the subject to record the performance from different angles. You can also see members from other groups because we did this lesson as a class. To make it easier to synchronise our cameras, the teacher clapped at the start of the scene. This allowed us to line up the video in the editing process and ensure that the transitions would be smooth. Without this simple action it would have taken a lot longer to sync the videos. 

(BEHIND THE SCENES IMAGES): LINK HERE

Here are the raw videos from my group members:

1. Nathan

2. Ata

3. Haresha

4. Louis was the one acting*

My editing process

• Upload the videos to the editing software (CapCut)

• Detach the audio of the clip you wish to use in the final video. 

• Find the ‘clap’ marker on the audio.

• Line up the video files together. 

• Cut where I want the edit to happen

• Don’t delete the clip, just lower the opacity. This way it can be used again later. 

• Mute all clips except for the one you want to use. 

Here is my final edited video:

Reflection: 

At the beginning of the editing process, I had a little trouble because I was confused on what to do and how to make match-cuts since one of the video didnt start recording before the clap. Also, using a phone to edit with capcut is way different than using laptop. But after a while of trying to figure out how to match the videos' timing with my video, i started to pick up some momentum and quickly understand the key to match-cuts. I extracted the audio from my video, and then used the feature "add beats" to match the audio with the other clips which made it much easier for me to edit. I managed to finish editing right before the class ends.