Design & Editing

Editing

While editing is the least favorite part of journalism and broadcasting for many people, to me it is the most exciting and fascinating part of it. I love the challenge of making great videos even if the footage is not the best. I always think editing is like magic that transforms raw footage into an interesting video. I never lose my focus when doing it, and I can put in countless hours without getting tired of it. I have been editing almost every day since I became editor-in-chief, and I'm always ambitious to get better and learn new editing skills.

Editing techniques

I spend at least an hour every day watching the local and national news on TV, both American and Japanese channels. I'm always trying to discover techniques that I can learn and apply to my own edits. One technique I often use can be seen in the videos below. In these videos, I display the interview footage with no audio for a few seconds while the voiceover audio plays, then the interview audio starts seamlessly after the voiceover ends, with no cuts. This technique is often used in news shows on television, especially on Japanese channels. I primarily use Premiere Pro for video editing.

(0:08~) This video won the MSPA Best of Show Feature Story last fall.

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A variety of editing styles

I'm always trying to edit my videos in a way that is easy for viewers to understand, since I believe that editing in broadcasting is about converting plain video footage into a comprehensible medium. I don't include flashy effects or vivid transitions in my news or feature videos because they distract viewers from the actual content in the video. However, I have edited videos in different ways, too. For example, in the question of the week segment in the videos below, I included some fun sound effects and visuals to make the segment more fun and attractive.

(2:45~5:09) Inspired by quiz videos on YouTube, I included some sound effects that I don't usually use on other videos. I also edited the video in a way that allows viewers to solve the brain teasers along with students on the video. We were a finalist for the Fall MSPA Best of Show Creative Video/Show with this segment.

(2:02~5:14) In this episode, we asked students if they liked pumpkin spice or apple cinnamon better. I put the counter on the top left and added sound effects to make it more interactive for viewers.

Design

Thumbnails

Thumbnails are essential to good videos, because that is what viewers see first. Every Tribe TV episode has a unique thumbnail that represents the content in that episode and makes it stand out on YouTube. Here are some thumbnails I've made in the past.

Graphics

All weekly episodes of Tribe TV have graphics, especially on the weekly announcements segment. Graphics not only help viewers understand the information visually, but they also make our episodes more stylized and interesting. Here are some graphics I've made in the past.

Social Media Design

I created this graphic to announce that we were interviewed by WLOX. Although our social media sites are mainly for announcing new episodes, I have made some designs for social media posts in the past. Here's an example of one of them.

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