Shooting & Editing Videos Right on Your PS3
This video was recorded using the LOOT Active Camera in PlayStation Home and edited on my PS3. The steps to producing this video was fairly simple and only required a bit of time editing the clips and selecting the music on my PS3.
Tips:
- Take short 1 to 2 minute clips of each scene using your LOOT Active camera although the length you actually use after editing may be 20 to 30 secs.
- Try to mix it up with different zoom in/out or pan/scan techniques. Don't over do it.
- Using lighting in dark environments (something I should've done but failed to bring out the lights during recording).
- Add a intro and closing title
- The video editor on the PS3 doesn't have the ability to add transitions between scenes so use your imagination in adding clips.
Having the right editing tools make the world of difference on which type of video you can produce but as seen with this video you can make a fairly decent video using the Video Editor on your PS3.
What I could I have done differently?
Like I mentioned earlier, I could have used lights in some scenes. The ending could have been better somehow. I could have shot a scene of someone sitting at the end of the bed yawning or better yet used the green screen in the LOOT apartment of somoeone's avatar looking outside a window into the real world. Oh yea! I must mention the green screen for those who aren't familiar with it. If you're using it, make sure you're using video editing software that supports chroma key or the green screen effect.
List of free video editing software:
- Windows Movie Maker 11 (Windows)
- VirtualDub (Windows)
- VideoSpin (Windows)
- iMovie (Mac)
- Avidemux (Mac)
- Cinefx (Mac)
- HyperEngine-AV (Mac)
In total (from shooting the scenes in Home to editing via my PS3) this took me approximately an hour. The editing even at a basic level is always time consuming. This is why it's best to work with small manageble clips.
Remember the deadline to submit your videos for submission to the PlayStation Home Music Video Contest is December 31, 2011 at 11:59pm PST.
