I have to admit I went into this project with a false sense of security. I have experience working with audio equipment from the few times I helped run audio on some local films. I've also dabbled in podcasting a few times.
I have less video experience, but the little I do have involved shooting and editing some silly movies.
I did all of these activities for fun yet I learned just enough to feel comfortable with the basics. I thought this project was going to be a piece of cake-- that is, until I got food poisoning.
My family and I left on Friday to head up north to meet up with my in-laws in Myrtle Beach. We decided to stop for the night in Savannah and I figured I would use one of Savannah's various historical markers as a backdrop for my audio and video project.
The next day, after getting some footage around the beautiful city, we stopped at a hip bakery for some breakfast sandwiches. Once we had finished eating we began shooting a little more just to make sure I had all the footage I needed. I should mention that my husband is a professional videographer and although he did offer some pointers on how to hold the camera, I made sure that I decided what shots I wanted.
We got back in the car and began the rest of our journey. My husband and I were grouchy and the baby was being extra fussy as we finally pulled into the campground that his family was staying in. We had only just begun to say our hellos when my husband and I felt suddenly ill. We mistakingly thought we were just exhausted from the road and that we just felt sick because we skipped lunch- being full still from our rich breakfast.
Within a few hours, we began to really feel our worst. All Saturday night was spent in and out of the bathroom. Even the poor baby got sick. We were three pitiful creatures.
By Sunday my husband and baby were finally starting to feel better, but I wasn't in the clear yet. I slept most of the day and into the night. On Monday, I was able to finally eat a few crackers and keep down water.
I also began watching some tutorials on Audacity and iMovie on Lynda.com. I had never worked with these programs before, and although I figured they might be similar to other programs I have used, such as ProTools and MovieMaker, I wanted to make sure I had a basic grasp before I began importing my video files.
Today I recorded the script in Audacity and I edited the stammers and hesitations to make one clean track. I then opened iMovie and began snapping the clips together that made the most sense. I edited the clips down or expanded them to make sense of the voice-over. I added some title effects and brought in a music bed to soften the flow.
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