Editing Blog #1

    The editing process began with myself identifying what footage was the best among the footage that we had recorded. Once I had determined which scenes were superior, I put them in the correct order. After putting the scenes in the proper sequence, I needed to shorten the scenes down to their proper length. Almost every scene had excess footage that needed to be cut such as short periods of time where the cameraman is fumbling to stop recording. After a bit of tweaking, I got the duration of each scene down to where they needed to be. I realize that the scenes may need to be altered more, or cut altogether, later in the editing process, but I just wanted to get each scene down to their proper length early on. The next step was to make sure there were no audio issues. Unfortunately, we had many audio issues. The film location was less than ideal so there were many elements that were out of our control. We filmed somewhat close to a highway so there are some car sounds that we need to edit out. Moreover, there are some points where the audio is barely audible so we must try to increase the audio levels in post. We are also considering adding in subtitles if some of the audio is unsalvageable. Throughout this process, I was communicating with my co-editor, Nick, through Discord (a communication app). Because we would be editing from remote locations, it was important that we discussed what each of us did so that we could smoothly pass the workload between the two of us while maintaining each other's visions. I would share the file that I was working on and made sure not to make too many major changes without letting him know. It is good to create a foundation based on communication so that the editing process can continue to go smoothly. Our next concern is trying to fix the audio. After that, we can get into the fine tuning: transitions and effects. I am happy to report that everything is going as planned thus far in terms of editing.