Editing Begins..

So yesterday me and my group finally began to edit the footage we had previously recorded for our TV show. As i hadn't used Avid since first year ,which was almost 9 months ago, i was quite hesitant getting back into the flow of editing and getting used to the software again, especially as it had been updated over the summer break. With a little help from the technicians, i was able to set up a new project in Avid and begin putting the clips together by recording the adequate footage from the HDV camera into the bins on Avid. There was a few technical issues however, as the audio on one part of the interview we had shot hadn't captured onto the computer, forcing me to go through the process of recording the footage onto Avid again, which deemed to be quite a long process.
Not long after the footage once was recorded back onto the software, (including the audio this time!) i began putting each individual part of the show together which involved editing in the intro, where i, as presenter introduce the viewers to the show, followed by the interview itself and finally the performance by TJ&Murphy, which concluded the end of the show. Our next task as a group was to add a subtle transition from the end of the interview to the performance by TJ&Murphy who would act as the outro of the show. By using the effect editor tool we were abled to fade in the music from the beginning of the performance while i was wrapping up the show, to the first shot of TJ&Murphy, giving that particular clip a more professional and industrial look.
All that was left to do after this was add in the title sequence and tweak a few problems we had with the audio, which proved to be the most strenuous task throughout our editing process. Although Avid is a very time consuming and complex software, i actually enjoyed learning the ins and outs as it enhanced my editorial skills which i thoroughly believe will prove to be very useful when editing forthcoming projects along with applying for jobs in the future. I'm glad that this assignment is finally over and i am confident that i will gain a 2:1 on this particular assignment. My next task for the module will be to write up my individual dossier which i hope won't be too stressful, speak to you soon!