Intro to Video Editing

Martin I will look forward for teh recording of this very valuable livestream session

I’m exited for this one Martin! This is exactly what I’ve been working on lately.

I used to own an entertainment agency and did all the video editing for my bands on Final Cut Pro back in the early 2000's.   Later I taught FCP editing at Kent State University in the Journalism Department.  A lot has changed (for the better) since then.  I love shooting and editing and would like to get back into it for and with my guitar students.  Looking forward to your seminar.  I have so many questions.   Types of mic's, placement, etc.  What kind of cameras?  Multiple cameras/angles.  Editing software.   Creating movement with dolly's, panning, steady-cam etc. More.

Martin Hello Martin, this is a great idea for a workshop ! It is really not easy  ( for me ) to make good videos 

• What are your experiences with recording and editing videos? What software have you used and what equipment do you have? I recorded with OBS - using a Logitech 720p HD Cam ( 10 years old...  ), two LED Roundlamps and a Focusrite Safire USB in combination with a pair of active Ribbons ( Superlux R102 )... Editing with I-Movie on a 2009 iMac 27" ( 250SSD 16GB Intel core Duo 3,06 GHZ ...running on macOS High Sierra)
• What would the perfect music video look like for you? Good lightning, good sound and some camera-angel changing during the video...For example - the actual Siccas-Videos look and sound very good to me.

There are often very easy problems, I cannot fix....you know my uploaded videos - and they look very poor.... when I record in OBS mit maximum (1080x720P) and the light is right, it looks somehow ok. Asturias was 1,2GB after recording in mp4 on the drive. After importing in Imovie and trying out different settings, the video looks always very poor ( viel schlechter als die OBS-Aufnahme - abgespielt mit Final-Video-Player )...after editing with Imovie and uploading to youtube, it looks like puke. Maybe its wrong settings - I don't know. But this things would be very interesting.

I found advertising on youtube about the Roland VRC-01 .... can I use such a device to record in a live situation ? Maybe it needs not so much editing afterwards ? ... or is it only for streaming ?

1000 Questions .... maybe you can involve this questions into your workshop ?

Thank you very much 

Best Regards

Olli

Looking forward to this too. My experience is with a now faulty Canon camcorder which had an external Sony ECM mic plugged in. Editing (top and tailing, plus intro and exit text, only) all done in iMovie. Current equipment, Apple all the way - MacBook, iPad, iPhone. Thinking of getting a Scarlet Focusrite and downloading Reaper, then I'll learn that and be stuck as to how to get audio and video to match up! My own dream video would be well-lit, fairly close up, zooming in to RH or LH at relevant musical points, without the dreadful background hiss you've talked about before. Basic for some! Additionally - it would be great to make a video with the screen in 2 halves (one the straight musical take and the other - the zooming in and out to the LH and RH). Could upgrade my camcorder? Would it be worth it? Really interested in all your views! Thanks!