Today we had a guest speaker, Rich McCue help us learn how to edit videos using iMovie or Clipchamp, two free video editing software’s installed on most peoples computers. I had never previously used these software’s as I use Davinci Resolve to edit my videos, but I found that iMovie was simple to understand.

The video I made in class

I wouldn’t say that I am inexperienced making and editing videos, but I liked to learn more about the process on different types of computers, as I usually use a windows computer to edit my videos. It was also nice to edit a video that was easier to blend together, and had less obvious jump cuts, as the videos I am usually editing are of a playthrough of the Sims 4, where any cuts I make are very obvious.

Sims 4 playthrough with a small tragedy

It was fun getting to mess around with video editing, as well as seeing the different ways to use videos in your classroom. Although I chose a more creative approach when we were allowed to edit our own videos, I still found myself thinking about how I could use this skill in my classroom to either edit a video for the class or allow them to edit their own videos for a project.