Editing

Hello to my wonderful blog!  

Since my last post, I’ve finally started editing — and let me just say, it’s been a ride. Spoiler alert: I’m not a fan of editing so far. It feels like such a slow process, and honestly, I’ve always enjoyed recording way more. There's something about having that ideal shot — when the light, angle, and movement all combine — that is so satisfying. You just feel in the moment that you've got something wonderful.  When I was photographing with my partner on the kidnapping scene, we covered up on photos and shot two versions of each photo.

We did not want to take a chance on anything seeming off later while editing, so we made sure to get lots of different angles and takes to work with. Whether it was the close-up of the character who was tied up waking up disoriented or the escape scene by the front door, we filmed everything at least twice just in case. Now, on to the editing. I'm using Premiere Pro this time around, a completely different experience from iMovie. It is much more advanced, and a little daunting, but I've been consuming lots of tutorials so that I can learn how to use it. It's a lot to take in, but I know it's worth it to have the end product turn out as suspenseful and intense as we want. While editing is not necessarily my strongest area, I know it's what will tie the entire story together, so I'm pushing through. Can't wait to see how the kidnapping scene starts to fall into place once we get everything in one piece!