Sasha Washington

Working as a Pocketnest intern week 6: July 20th-July 26th:      Only 3 more weeks left until my time as an intern comes to an end. I am so grateful to have this amazing opportunity. Here are some editing tips and tricks I found useful when editing a video that is a little bit outside of your comfort zone.  Making a voiceover A challenge I encountered this week, was having to create a voiceover. This voiceover is supposed to go over graphic motion images for the in-app video. Creating a voiceover may seem innocent, but once you start, you realize how hard it actually is to create an engaging voiceover. Here are my tips on creating a voiceover. 1. Record on a good mic Investing in a decent mic is key to creating a professional voiceover. I bought mine off of amazon for $30, and it is easy to use. I like to record my voiceover on imovie, or my iphone. Then i like to replay it after it is done. Make sure not to stand too close to the mic, or it could sound muffled....

Working as a Pocketnest Intern week 5: July 13th-July 19th:     Procrastination is hitting heavy right now, and whether it's because the weather is nice, or we are stuck at home and can't focus, it is quite challenging to overcome. I am a HUGE procrastinator , but i have dealt with it for so long that I now know how to manage working independently and working at home. In this week's blog, I will give out 5 tips on dealing with procrastination when working from home! 1. GET UP! Working at home can be great! I love to lay down on the couch with my laptop, because comfort is important. Although it is comfortable, associating your workspace with a place where you go to relax isn't the best decision, and I've learned this the hard way. I tend to procrastinate a lot more when I am laying down, than when I do sitting up. Sitting down at a desk  or changing your work environment can help motivate you. At my house, I like to do my work in my room, but for some people that ca...

Working as a Pocketnest Intern week 4: July 6th-July 12th:     Planning on creating a video for a company? You will need to make sure the audio you use is copyright free  or royalty free music. This type of music isn't exactly " free ", but usually requires some type of license to be purchased in order to use the desired music.      I recently created a demo for the company I am working with, and I used no attribution, royalty free music from Youtube Audio Library.   No attribution means that you are free to use the given music without giving credit to the artist. I felt like this was the best option to use because youtube audio library supplies absolutely free downloads. This week I ran into an unexpected problem. As the demo was being posted on all social sites and vimeo, facebook gave a "muted video" warning message. The message stated that the video will be temporary muted due to the music not belonging to us. I was shocked! I didn't understan...

Working as a Pocketnest Intern week 3: June 29-July 5th          A challenge I faced this week was considering many suggestions, and trying to accommodate each and every one of them. Working as an intern, it is hard to distinguish what I can or can't do right off the bat. This is why I believe I am going back and forth with trying new ideas and trying to do exactly what the company I am working for wants me to do. I personally love hearing everyone's ideas and suggestions when I turn in my rough cuts. It makes me more creative, and opens up my perspective.      I have been working on the same 50 second project for three whole weeks. Editing takes awhile, and it isn't the most easy task to do in the world. It takes a lot of patience, and perfecting. The main reason why it has taken me longer than expected is because of how much revising I had to do. I would send in rough cut updates, and receive great feedback and suggestions to work off on. The ta...

Working as a Pocketnest Intern week 2: June 22nd-June 28th     Second week of working for Pocketnest has been great. I am receiving great feedback, and I am learning many new things from editing content outside of my comfort zone. At first I wasn't so confident in my editing skills, because dealing with motion graphics is something I am not comfortable with doing. There are some new techniques and tricks I've learned through editing this demo video on premier, that I would love to share. I ran through some problems, and had to figure out a way to overcome them.     1. Blurry exports          Every time I exported my demo, a lot of the graphics seemed to be blurry when played on my laptop. When I played the video on my phone, it was perfectly fine. It was very frustrating to me, since I have never dealt with this problem. I did some quick google searches, and nothing that was suggested fixed my problem. I would replay the video on my timeline,...