The Editing Begins

    After both days of filming, my camera had compiled just under 300 individual clips that will make up our 5 minute film. Now, 300 is a crazy large number to sort through, but it's always better to have more than you need than too little.

    Sorting through everything was half the battle and took about 2 hours. Everything was pretty much chronological so importing them into iMovie in the story-order was not a hassle.

Here's where the real work began.

    The clips in chronological order doesn't mean completed. The clips, of course, need to be adjusted to fit the proper timing of conversation. Deeper than that, audio clips might need to be layered over visual clips to keep the film interesting, and maximize understanding of characters and their roles. 

    An example of this is when Ben introduces Humphrey to everyone in the group. He is the only one talking, but the other characters are being spoken about, so being shown makes sense.

Editing audio like this is actually quite simple, just a bit tedious. Not to mention, it happens more often than you'd think. 

    

    Because our story is extremely generalized as a drama, nothing crazy is required for editing. Just will take me a few hours, adjusting clips and audio until the flow is natural.

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I'm about halfway done at this current moment and I need a BREAK!

Break time it is. I'll catch you later, blog!