“ I shoot a vine every Sunday for my YouTube channel. For that I use a bunch of editing apps on my phone. I have an app to add sound effects like laugh sounds, footsteps, etc. I add animated text using another app. Sometimes I have to remove background from the video and add a different one, I have an app for that. I have around 10 apps for video editing and I use different ones depending on the need.”
- Aditya, 17 years, UPSC aspirant
Social media and video content has penetrated to the remotest parts of India. This outreach resulted in a multifold rise of online video consumption (specially over mobile screens). But, more recently we are witnessing a dramatic shift where ‘video consumers’ are becoming ‘video creators’. Be it a young boy from rural India creating dance videos on Instagram or an urban mother posting food videos on Facebook. The rise of independent bloggers/influencers creating content on the go has democratised storytelling. They are re-defining storytelling through ‘Over the Top’ audio and visual mediums. Now everyone 'can' and 'is' creating short & quick stories, memes & videos.
Unlike conventional film making process, which is a complex art form of composition, light, sound, movements etc., people are opting for new funky video making and crude editing platforms. They are leveraging simple template based tools, and they are doing it on their mobile phones. Research gathers that currently this need is being met by combination of various apps for discreet tasks. However, there is a distinct dissatisfaction among people for the lack of good and easy to use comprehensive tools for video shooting, editing & sharing.
What to keep in mind:
While designing video editing tools, it is important to design UX/UI keeping in mind an average Joe.
Use simple, everyday terminology for while referring to various templates, filters and editing features on the tool.
While keeping the interfaces clean and simple, do not compromise on personalisation and style for the users.
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