Final Major Project: Sync Pull research

Posted by : Unknown Wednesday 27 April 2016

Be Ruthless with your edits!

During the edit because i was overwhelmed with really good content from the interview, due to asking more questions that i actually needed, after shaping together a first linear sync pull of Oli's story, i felt that it could be cut down dramatically, however though, i weren’t too sure whether or not to go ahead with it so i decided to carry out some research and find out what information there is regarding the wall that i felt i hit during the edit, and surprisingly, i came across lots of useful information regarding this situation that helped me to make my decisions more boldly during the edit.

The creative Workout: Five excursuses for when you’re stuck in the edit

Olivia Humphreys - 03/11/14 - website

"Right in the middle of editing your documentary but lost your sense of what it’s about, where it’s going, or why you even started making it? Olivia Humphreys presents some tips to help you move on to the final cut…"

4. Have a clear-out

Is there any repetition in the current cut? Almost certainly – it’s easy to get wedded to two ways of saying essentially the same thing and to keep both in until near the end of the edit process, but this can clutter up the film and make it harder for you to remember what point you’re trying to make.

Watch your film, listening out for any places where you suspect the audience might be getting the same or very similar information twice and cut these bits ruthlessly. Once you’ve done this bit of streamlining, it’ll be easier to see the whole film more clearly – and you can always add those bits back in later

http://www.ideastap.com/IdeasMag/the-knowledge/the-creative-workout-documentary-film-editing-exercises

Basic Radio Journalism

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Chantler, Paul and Peter Stewart. Basic Radio Journalism. Amsterdam: Focal Press, 2003. Print.