I myself am still a beginner of making videos. I started off doing family videos to music. I would film extended family shots all year long, and in the mid-summer put together a video to Christmas music. if I had footage of going to grandma's house, I would put it with an appropriate song. I then sent the video to family and friends as a gift, they could watch it, or have it playing in the background so they could listen to the music. this was in the mid-80's when my only available option was hokking up multiple vhs vcr machines to edit. it was difficult to match scenes together, and difficult to time out the music. I became frustrated, and my next attempt was to document my mothers cake decorating skills in a documentory film. we ended up making the video as an instructional video, and it was my first attempt at editing on a computer. I used intervideo to edit it, I never liked the windows video editing. I sell about 250 copies a year of that first video, almost enough to cover the house payment. I have never had any schooling, I am not really that experianced, but I like the style you have. as a home movie, I wouldnt do anything different. you are preserving memories, and that is most important. you are not only saving memories of your child, but yourself and your husband as well. who is doing the singing? I assume your husband is, and that makes it all the better. you are doing good at fading in the actual baby sounds, while keeping it fun with the music. if you plan to do anything professional later, you will need some equipment upgrades. if your intent is to have awesome home movies, you have accomplished that. my primary suggestion is DO NOT DESTROY THE ORIGINAL FOOTAGE! you can always re- edit later if you do upgrade equipment. once again, this is strictly my personal opinions, I enjoyed watching the videos.
Allen |