In-class writing November 17th

How does it feel to edit your material? Consider the ability to manipulate the material to say what you want and what it means. How is editing different than shooting? How do the two stages inform one another.

Editing is what I consider to be what makes the video what it is. Shooting is essential, as well, but if I could make the comparison of film making to baking a cake, the raw footage would be like the ingredients. While they are necessary to make the product, each piece alone cannot fulfill the role. You need to mix the ingredients in the right proportions, at the right time, in the right way for the cake to turn out correctly. It’s the same with videos. That’s how I feel about editing my material. Sure, it may be fun to collect and gather the needed components, but the real excitement is putting it all together in the way that you want!

The two stages however, do interact with each other greatly. Your finished video needs to have certain components filmed out as a necessity, and without it, the project cannot be complete despite wasting countless hours editing to make up for it. Likewise, it is during the editing stage that you can see clearly where your deficiencies lie in the film. While it is always better to be proactive and think about and remedy this before hand, it’s nigh impossible to think of everything in pre-production. Editing stage can cause you to adapt and adjust filming in order to complete the project properly.