“Keep It Up”, a short video by me!
My idea: I wanted to make a movie that would compile the things I love and tell a story through music and videography. My birthday is coming up soon, and I have found myself feeling very nostalgic recently. This video is a tribute to everyone who has ever believed in me and supported me while I attempt to chase my dreams.
Process: I went through A LOT of videos in my phone and imported them to google drive. I used iPhone’s latest video cropping and editing tools to try and get the clips somewhat prepared for the editing process. I also went to my iPhone’s “Live Photos” album to screen record the moving pictures to include in this. Using Canva, I was able to join clips, text and animations together to get the “character loading”, character dialogue, and voicemail translation scenes. I then input all of my downloaded files into iMovie and added the mp3 audio. I was recognizing beat patterns in order to have the clips match the song. My goal is for this to feel like you are getting a glimpse into what makes me, me.
I chose this song as it has been one of my favorites for years and it matches my recent perspective on life. I used Noto Sans for my type, as it is commonly used for subtitles and fit the theme best in my eyes. There is a screen-recorded file of my Pap’s last voicemail to me to intro the glimpse into my head. He was a HUGE influence on my motivation and desire to dream big, and I listen to that voicemail whenever I need a pick-me-up. This was a very fun project to create and assemble, editing in iMovie is very user-friendly and Canva really knocks it out of the park with animation assets. I hope you can enjoy the show! Below are screenshots of some aspects of the editing process, so you can see the method to my madness.
