Thanks for the comments guys, I really appreciate it! Your feedback makes video editing worthwhile, so please don't hold back if you have something to say
Yes Jordan, I do use Windows Movie Maker. How did the freezes, well, I just manipulated a lot of the things that it offers. Like I'll take a clip, split it where I want the freeze to be then take a picture of that frame. Extend that picture to however long you want it and voila. I also cut out some frames, froze a few then put them in sequence (when it goes like - boom... boom boom and I was doing the dexless zooming string). It takes time and you gotta make sure everything is on beat the first time, otherwise it's a hassle later on.
Enough about my editing secrets

. Thank you for your input!