This is the first in a series of posts in May documenting my process creating an online course. This isn’t a step-by-step tutorial. This isn’t how it’s supposed to be done. I’m not even starting from the beginning. It’s just me sharing what I’m doing. Right now. This could be a catastrophe, trying to create the course and these posts at the same time. But. But that’s the fun of trying to do both.
I found an app yesterday that enables me to edit videos on my phone. It’s called InShot.
I started recording some of the course videos a couple weeks ago. I’ve been working on this project since the beginning of the year but hadn’t actually recorded any videos. There was an issue with my recording space. I couldn’t set up a decent background. I hated my lighting. The list goes on and on.
And then I realized I can just walk around a neighborhood and record videos that way. I don’t have to look like I’m in a studio or have some fancy setup in my house. I can choose the easy way and record on my phone, selfie style.
The next bottleneck was editing.
That’s why I’m excited about this app. It’s easier to make the simple edits I want on this app than if I trying to learn some fancy new software on a desktop. And, of course, the added benefit is that I can edit from anywhere.
For this project to work, at least in the medium term, I need to be able to do most of the work either before Sonitrol, late at night after my kids have gone to sleep, or during my lunch break.
Recording by walking around and using a phone app to edit is unlocking a lot more potential for me to get work done.
As is clearly evident by the sheer amount I accomplished on this project today: I edited half of one video. (The course will have over 30 videos in it.)
