After many hours of planning and shooting our film, we had shot all of the scenes needed to create a 4-5 minute long piece. Throughout the process we had had several shoots, and so when it came to editing the last scenes shot, we already had around half of the film edited. As cinematographer, I firstly watched back all of the scenes that had been shot at the location, and this ensured that we didn't need to reshoot much at a later date; if I (or Sam) saw a shot that looked amateur or showed bad composition or continuity, we reshot it immediately, as this technique also makes the editor's job easier. An example of this took place when we moved the camera slightly for an identical shot, meaning that the continuity would look shabby; we immediately corrected it by replacing the camera in the first position. Although this added time to the shooting duration, it did allow us to feel comfortable when going to the editing suite.
Sam took the major role in editing; after experimenting with imovie prior to the beginning of our shoots, he was very able using the software. However, my main role in the editing process was to suggest which shots would work well in an aesthetic way, whilst still ensuring that continuity and composition were upkept. In many cases, we had three or four examples of each shot, and so deciding which one to use could've been difficult; by discussing this together, we ensured that the film looks as
both of us imagined it. Furthermore, the effects that we used on the home video were ones that we chose together, after experimenting with various effects to try and make the video look just like a home video.
As I mentioned earlier, we watched back almost each and every shot that we took to ensure that we had exactly what we wanted and needed for the editing suite, therefore cutting the chance that we would need a reshoot.
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