My First Edit!

After watching the character introductions on YouTube, I picked out a quote by Ezra and created my very first edit!

In the beginning of the video, I caught a simple sentence; "Look, I work alone!"

Editing is changing things. This edit is based on one of the pictures I found on Google Images. What I did to it is simply adding effects to it to make it look different. The original picture was dark, so I decided to lighten it a bit, giving it a whole new look. The following picture will show the difference an effect can make.

Before and after editing 

Differences show creativity. Using one of my favourite editing apps, Picsart, I gave the original picture a purple effect, then a white glare right next to Ezra's head. The reason why I did it is that this glare can highlight the text I added on later.

The text is the message. The main point of an edit is to add messages on a picture, and that is exactly what I did. Edits are a way of telling a story or situation, and in my case, they are necessary. And how did I add the text to my picture? I did not use Picsart for it, I used a different app called PicCollage. PicCollage is my favourite editing app, and I always add text to my pictures with it.

Font and colour always counts. To make an edit look good, I have to think about the font that would fit the picture. Choosing a serious font, like Times New Roman, to a picture full of quirky things would not be the best choice. The font always completes a picture, so it is important to choose wisely. The colour of the font is very important as well, picking a green font on my picture wouldn't have been too nice.

To crop is to select. Looking close and compare the two pictures that already have the effect, you can see how I cropped the picture, the black cover is barely shown on the outcome. I did this change because I thought Ezra's outfit is less important, I wanted to focus on his face, his expression. By cropping out less important parts, I'm leaving what is the most important, what counts.

A good edit reflects feelings. Since Star Wars Rebels didn't come out yet, I am not sure in what situation will Ezra say "Look, I work alone!". In my case, I had to guess it, so I chose a bit sad looking picture, and added bright colours, effects to it to show how the situation is not too serious. I do not know more than you about the upcoming show, so I'm just going to guess and make things up, make my edits up.