Topic: Editing Mistakes to Avoid!
Well it really annoys me when people make simple editing mistakes that are so easy to fix even when they are in a simpler software like WMM or iMovie. So let's all mention a few pet peeves that we think people should fix so their film will go from awful to mediocre (or mediocre to amazing!! Don't lose hope!!)
Just saying, I'm going to make a musical of Sweet Bro And Hella Jeff, (pottymouth warning) so I am at the same time looking for suggestions on how to make something look totally amateurish and awful. Ironically, of course. A lot of Comic Sans MS.
So my first suggestion to go out to all of you is: If you are using Windows Movie Maker or iMovie, that's ok. Just don't use the default settings at all. This means, no Ken Burns effect, none of that obnoxious fade in fade out title with a black stroke around the white text. None of those stupid pre-made trailers that come with iMovie 11. To me, that says "LOOK AT ME USING IMOVIE." Change the fonts, colors, transitions, titles, to something appropriate to the project. And if you can't think of something good to suit it, cut it down to the bare minimum (make it more generic. A good font for titles like this is Futura.) of course this is not applicable all the time. However I still usually use iMovie but Ive known it for long enough that I can make it look professional enough.
Not really sure where I am going with this.