For this week's blog I had to interview an "expert" on the project I'm doing. I mentally spazzed out! How was I supposed to find a fellow youtuber in my small town?!? So I went off the topic of youtube to editing and lighting. Both topics I knew nothing about. And thus the person popped in my head. I stumbled upon my interviewee in our school's choir room. Mr.Griffith not only helps run the school's music department, but he also helps people with presentations and has a tech class. He does numerous projects that involve editing audio and fixing light settings, so that everything is perfect. So I asked him and he said yes.
Mr.Griffith or G, as he is mostly referred as, is a thirty something choir director. He went ISU and has been teaching music for 16 years.
Mr.Griffith enjoys editing and has been doing this for 15-16 years. He also works on lighting and has been doing so for 22 years. He doesn't do it professionally so he didn't require any education. But he informed that someone looking into editing as a career would require at least a bachelor's degree.
Over my time spent with him, I have learned that he is very detail oriented, and a bit of a perfectionist. Like in most things, the little details count. Recordings also have to be clean. If even one sound is off then the whole thing is ruined.
He told me that he was recording madrigal songs in a room in the courthouse and after all that work they had to start all over. Why you ask? Well just below them was the basement and in that particular basement was a soda pop machine. They didn't hear anything, but the mic picked up everything. And thus they had to start all over. Moral of the story? Don't record by pop machines.
A trait key to editing is patience. He literally stays up for 12 hours on just one cd. I hope you had a good social life because it won't exist after this.
For you beginners like me, pay attention now because this is the most important part of editing. Are you ready for this? You sure? Okay. Here it is. Putting out a good product and making sure everything is perfect. Boom. I just blew all of your minds.
Headphones. These are a must have when editing. Make sure you have a really good pair of headphones and be a good listener or else. Magic Mix is an editing app that the legend, Mr.Griffith, himself uses.
Being that he edits quite frequently in his line of work, editing is a necessity, but in his opinion, schools should not have editing classes.
His information really helped me out and I am very grateful for it. I will definitely be using this when I edit my videos.
Mr.Griffith or G, as he is mostly referred as, is a thirty something choir director. He went ISU and has been teaching music for 16 years.
Mr.Griffith enjoys editing and has been doing this for 15-16 years. He also works on lighting and has been doing so for 22 years. He doesn't do it professionally so he didn't require any education. But he informed that someone looking into editing as a career would require at least a bachelor's degree.
Over my time spent with him, I have learned that he is very detail oriented, and a bit of a perfectionist. Like in most things, the little details count. Recordings also have to be clean. If even one sound is off then the whole thing is ruined.
He told me that he was recording madrigal songs in a room in the courthouse and after all that work they had to start all over. Why you ask? Well just below them was the basement and in that particular basement was a soda pop machine. They didn't hear anything, but the mic picked up everything. And thus they had to start all over. Moral of the story? Don't record by pop machines.
A trait key to editing is patience. He literally stays up for 12 hours on just one cd. I hope you had a good social life because it won't exist after this.
For you beginners like me, pay attention now because this is the most important part of editing. Are you ready for this? You sure? Okay. Here it is. Putting out a good product and making sure everything is perfect. Boom. I just blew all of your minds.
Headphones. These are a must have when editing. Make sure you have a really good pair of headphones and be a good listener or else. Magic Mix is an editing app that the legend, Mr.Griffith, himself uses.
Being that he edits quite frequently in his line of work, editing is a necessity, but in his opinion, schools should not have editing classes.
His information really helped me out and I am very grateful for it. I will definitely be using this when I edit my videos.