Start of Editing

We have a vast amount of footage now which has to be split up and edited into a 5ish minute documentary. As there is so much footage I have looked back at the storyboards for guidance as to which footage we will want to use and in what order. As there are many things to do I have roughly planned out major points:

• Cut out appropriate footage


• Put clips into order


• Adjust footage length


• Add appropriate effects and transistions


• Add music, voice overs and ensure that all levels are correct

Today we have added all appropriate clips and ordered them to create a 'skeleton' of our documentary, from here we can add more clips, re-arrange shots and work on adjusting lengths. We have already realised that there are many areas which are 'missing pieces' and do not fit together and so we will need to either add more footage or re-arrange. There are also parts (such as the presenting with Zoe) were audio quality isn't to our satisfaction and so we will need to think about filming again.

To the left is a screenshot of iMovie, as you can see our footage is in a rough order and the cutting of footage has begun.

We have had to discuss other programs for editing as although iMovie is an easy, quick and accessable piece of software, we need a program which can achieve a higher level of technical editing and use more specific editing and effects . We have decided to use Sony Vegas Pro and Final Cut Pro, to edit sections which we need finer cuts and advanced effects for such as the introduction.