Editing software research- and the final dilemma

 When I was looking for editing software for Unpacking, I had originally only one thing in mind: using Adobe Premiere Pro. However, although I'd experimented with it very briefly for previous projects, I had never done the brunt of the work editing any major video on it, and I was really intimidated by how tech-heavy the interface was. So, it was time to find a new editing software.

I had a few requirements in mind. First of all, it had to be free. Not only was that within the constraints my instructor set out for our learning, but as a genuine amateur filmmaker, my budget is zero (0) dollars. I used the two blog posts linked below in my citation to find some free options.

Finally, I settled on three: Adobe Premiere Rush, which would be free with my school-account Adobe Creative Cloud subscription; DaVinci Resolve; and iMovie. Finally, I decided on a combination of Adobe Premiere Rush and iMovie. This was for a few reasons: I knew that I wanted a specific slow computerized zoom, which my instructor told me was available on iMovie, but since I don't have access to a MacOS computer, it would be unwieldy for me to try and precisely edit the entire thing on my phone, without keyboard shortcuts, since I have limited functionality in my hands with certain movements. After fiddling with Premiere Rush to rough cut my clips into takes that I could store in different places like my phone, my computer, and Google Drive to ensure that my footage was available everywhere, I liked the keyboard shortcuts and feel of it enough that I decided that was going to be what I used to edit the pacing and audio for the majority of Unpacking. However, I think I'm going to use iMovie to edit any zoom effects, of which there will be at least two or three.

Sources:

https://www.facebook.com/lifewire. (2019). Need a Free Video Editor? These Are 2019’s Best Video Editing Programs. Lifewire. https://www.lifewire.com/best-free-video-editing-software-programs-4128924

January 2021, J. P. 22. (n.d.). The best free video editing software 2020: free video editors for all your projects. TechRadar. https://www.techradar.com/best/free-video-editing-software