Preliminary Task- Editing

For this task I decided to use Final Cut Pro as opposed to Adobe Premier Pro. This is because I have recently bought my own and wanted to become familiar with the software. For my editing I didn't want to take away any meaning from the script or over complicate anything, however I still wanted to give it a clear and cinematic look. I was pleased with the quality of  the footage as I had recorded on my own camera, however I filmed in HD, which then had to be converted in order for it to be compatible with the software I intended on using. After spending some time becoming familiar with the basics I was then able to work with the more advanced settings such as colour correction, and steady-cam. I have found Final Cut Pro a lot easier to use and quicker to run, I found that when I used Premier Pro it tended to crash a lot and was just generally slow. However I can easily find and load my work so when I come back to editing it is easier to get back into it straight away. At the minute I am struggling to edit the end piece of the film, this is because the shot I had initially planned on using for the end of the monologue looks too boring to fill out the long ending of the voice over, it is important the end of the film is down right as I feel that is the most important piece of the film.