I'm learning the basics of video editing, how to tie clips together and cut them down, how to add music (next time I'll have a library downloaded, the choices inside the app were pretty bad haha!)
And I wanted to see if it was possible to do it on my phone rather than laptop...and the short answer is yes. I used Youcut and I know with a lot more playing around I could fill in narration, throw in text boxes, work out sound equalizing etc.
However it is far more clunky and time consuming than on a computer. What should be more convenient simply is not. At least not with my Google pixel 4, maybe if I upgrade which could happen this winter.
Most importantly in future I want to tell a story with my video that doesn't just go "And then, And then, And then this happened" which is the fastest way to lose someone's interest. No, a story needs a rhythm of "this, therefore this...but this happened, therefore this.."
For example our initial intention of the trip was simply to ride somewhere within a couple hours of home that we hadn't been to before, find a cool view and grab a hotel; but when we looked up the town of Naples- while we were already on the road- we discovered it had several hiking trails.
And we chose the most difficult one- unintentionally hah- but our time in the woods made us wish for camping & prompted us to find a cabin through Airbnb instead, and wow was that ever the better decision!
I can't stress enough how awesome this little place was. Super cute with bunk beds, a coffee maker, a pile of wood for the fire, plenty of coffee, and a gift bag with stuff for smores- it's the little touches :)
And most importantly, extremely private, surrounded by nature instead of people!
Our saddle bags in combination with a nearby dollar general made it possible to grab some dawgs and charcoal for the grill- if someone had told me I would be camping and barbecuing in November, I would have envisioned a trip to the south- unbelievably beautiful weather we're having in NY!
Record breaking temperatures for this time of year in fact :0)
To have a more complete story of the trip, definitely have a peek at the above video, but essentially we went on several joy rides around two different lakes, this one is Canandaigua-
I am in love with shadows, and this was a perfect day for them!
View of the lake...
From on top of a lifeguard chair XD
I forgot Howie had a clip of me on my arse in the leaves, so it didn't make it into the vid, but here you go XD
https://youtube.com/shorts/IyQ0iqr889Q?feature=share
Those leaves were deep and almost as slippery as dealing with mud!
Hope you're weekend was as fantastic as mine :) Remember to Make it a Great Day!