Share Their Voices Editing Contest

A few months ago, I had the opportunity to participate in my first editing contest. The subject was easy: The Latinos in the war. They provided us 50 interviews of veterans, of 2 hours each, with the mission to create a 5 minute editing out of it, about the topic of our choice. We were also free to find footages free of right on internet.

When I read the transcript of Julian Gonzalez' interview, I knew I would chose him. That guy went to France, in Normandy, during the landing, and tells about it with lots of emotions. Plus he wrote a great poem, that I immediately knew how to use.

But that wasn't enough, so I found pictures and video footages illustrating his words, and created some tiny visuel effects for the titles (that you may have already seen on this blog) and for the pictures.

At the end I was happy of my editing (except for the sound of the interview, I didn't have the time to learn how to make it better), and it happens that the jury of professionals which came from Los Angeles for the occasion liked it too, for they gave me the first price.

I am now the proud owner of my first legal version of Final Cut Pro! Hourra!

Now, please, Meet Julian Gonzalez:


Meet Julian Gonzalez from Vincent Desgrippes on Vimeo.