This week, I was planning to match move the footage in 3dequalizer and start with the compositing of the footage. I had some problems with the 3dequalizer when I was using it from home and the footage wouldn’t read. I tried exporting the footage in EXR format and Tiff format, but it still couldn’t read the footage, so I moved on to the editing and colouring instead.
To edit and colour the video, I used DaVinci Resolve because this was free and the industry has started using this software for editing and colouring. I have used Premier Pro in the past and I am comfortable with it, but I wanted to challenge myself to learn something new.
I watched a few videos and learnt the software. It took some time to get used. I saw another video on how to edit faster by cheating a few of the key shortcuts.
I started off by cutting down the video and keeping only the part which was relevant to me. Next, because I shot the video by hand, I needed to add stabilizing for the footage so that the video would look smooth. After that, I slowed down the video to give it a dreamy feel. For the colour, I wanted to go with the Instax or Polaroid film hue.
Peter McKinnon (2023), 10 Tips To Get You Started with DaVinci Resolve! [Online Video]. Available https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq0AUM8Mv78&ab_channel=PeterMcKinnon [ 4th May 2023].
Justin Brown – Primal Video (2020), DaVinci Resolve – COMPLETE Tutorial for Beginners! [Online Video]. Available https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Ln33O4p4c&ab_channel=JustinBrown-PrimalVideo [ 4th May 2023].