Evaluation

I think overall I have learnt a lot about the concept of editing the different genres during this module. The one I have learnt the most on was the Night Journey one. This is due to the fact there was so much freedom to edit it, as could literally do anything with the footage where as the other 2 there was a basic structure that was needed to it.

The first piece that me a Jonny edited was the Night Journey piece.  I think overall it turned out very well and I'm pleased with it. I think that Chris was right and that the middle sequence is very slow and needs more clip to fill out. The beginning I think is the strongest part as the music really helps set up the scene. One part I really like is the dream sequence as I think I managed to get the transition in and out of it very well so it fits in with the structure of the piece. If I was to do it again I would make sure Jonny did his fair share of the work as I did the majority and think I could have benefited from the second persons input.

Some thing else I would do again is I would be more experimental and play around more. I think I stayed very safe with the carriage scenes where there was a lot of opportunity to play around with the footage. If I was to do it again I think I would definitely be a lot more experimental.

The second piece that we edited was the Documentary piece. I felt that I did the majority of this piece and that it turned out the way it is due to my editing. As I have said in my posts, I decided to take the interview aspects and edit these together to create the structure of the piece. I wasn't comfortable letting Jonny do this as I was unsure on his ability to create a structure but I think I managed to create a good one that flows nicely and gives a good insight into his life as a rock climber. I think the thing that lets it down it the sound design and the cutaways. The cutaways work at times but towards the end I had a lot of difficulty with trying to no reuse shots and using images that relate to what is being said. As I was sitting doing the editing I gave Jonny the task of finding the music but he had to go so in the end I did kind of give up a little. I think is we had some strong music and I had some help then this piece could be really strong. If I was to do it again I wouldn't just assume Jonny's doing work I would actually sit and make him do some so that it wasn't all down to me.

The Last edit we did was the comedy piece. I really enjoyed this piece as it was all my ideas and didn't have to rely on anyone. I picked the scene in the lounge as I think this is a really simple scene but has a lot that I can do in the edit. As I progressed with the edit I learnt a lot about sculpting the actors lines and acting. They mess up a lot and repeat lines that I didn't notice at first but then it was clear that he's stalling to remember his lines. I think with this piece I am pleased with it overall but there is more I could do to it. Like Chris mentioned during the review I think I could have improved the audio a bit more. There was slight clicks in the talking where it has been cut, I did add a cross fade to most of them but on some you can still hear the clicks.

If I was to do this last edit again I think I would try and do it in avid to learn how to use that software. I’m comfortable on using Final Cut Pro as I use it a lot and want to be able to use Avid just as quickly so I think if I hadn’t had another 2 edits to do, with have a lot of effects so are time consuming this last couple of weeks, I would have spent more time learning and using Avid.