Tonight we moved on to the editing phase of our film
project. None of us had seen Clint’s footage until tonight, so there was a buzz
of excitement as we waited to see what we had to work with.
Clint and I had discussed beforehand how we should approach
this stage of the film project. We were keen to give learners as much say as possible
in editing the film, but aware at the same time how time consuming this part of
the process is. So, in the end we agreed that Clint should do a little bit of pre-editing
before coming into the class. He had put together about four minutes of footage
and added the monologues, so that learners had a rough idea of what they had
to work with, and also showed them a few extra clips which they could add to the
film if they wished.
It is looking really good! We watched the footage three times
over, proud of what we’d managed to achieve so far. Clint has uploaded the film
footage to vimeo, and for next week, learners have the task of thinking about what
needs changed (in terms of chronology), edited out or added to. We also need to
send the film to our composer, Steve, who can get to work on the soundtrack.
I feel very tempted to share what we have so far, but I will
restrain myself, so as not to take the shine off our big premiere night in
September!
