Editing

Sony Vegas Movie Studio is pretty great for most editing. It's more powerful than iMovie and less expensive than FinalCut (and you can use your PC), although there are still some issues with it (like I would prefer more video tracks). Next step is to learn how to export the audio.

I'm also happy to report that outtakes and bloopers will be making their appearance while the credits roll. It's always good to have a reason to stick around for the credits.

Editing in Full Swing

The video editing of this second film is going much faster than the first one. Vegas Movie Studio is very user-friendly and not having to navigate a Mac (as I did with Final Cut Express from Apple) is helping.

I have an entire rough cut that's about seven minutes, including credits. My fearless composer now has the footage and will work on an appropriate theme for this admittedly nerdy video.

Fine tuning and some voiceover are the big tasks now.

Capturing Footage

Despite the fact that one of the lessons I learned from the first video was to look at "dailies," today is the first time I'm seeing the footage I shot last week and last summer. Luckily, the footage looks great; it looks like we have enough takes of everyone that we'll find something workable. I wish I could post some outtakes right now, but they'll be coming soon.

Now, time to edit! I'll be using Sony Vegas Movie Studio on an HP Compaq laptop. Looking forward to seeing the project take shape.