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Wednesday 30 November 2016

Youtube: Broadcast Yourself!

Do you want to be the next Steven Spielberg or Stanley Kubrick? YouTube offers everyone a platform to broadcast themselves and create videos so I decided to play around with the Youtube video editor.

You don’t even need to upload any actual movies to give it a go. There are a few creative commons clips and soundbites which anyone can use.

Below I have embedded my practice attempt.  I decided to try and create a little narrative by featuring night shots. I was particularly impressed with the depth of field shots available which changed the focus of the lens. In terms of editing it is quite quick and simple to use. You can trim clips manually  by using the razor tool and place text on top of them to create a title.



The editor also allows you to place transitions into the timeline in order to connect the clips together. There is a large selection of wipes available allowing you to emulate George Lucas and his silly style of editing.




While it was fun to use the editor ultimately it is very basic and it is nothing compared to Adobe Premier Pro which is used by a lot of Youtubers for editing their videos. However, it acts as nice introduction for beginners and people new to the experience. 

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