The Editing Process 3: Nearly Finished/ Justified Concerns

The good news is, everything has been filmed to adjust to the feedback that we got from Helen last week. We have just finished the final pieces with the two anchormen in the studio set and now we have started to work towards the fine cut.

Thankfully, the green screen has proved to be effective so far despite the problems with shadows that the lighting rigs caused. A lot of the existing footage is still prevalent within the edit as well as the additional new footage to allow for the new order of the piece and how it is now being constructed. The actual edits themselves appear to be smoother with better transitions between shots and a more cohesive piece is the ending result of this.

However, unfortunately I still haven't been given much time to look into getting in and editing the music into the piece which I find worrying as we are quite close to the deadline. There was still a feeling of not properly being able to work around the editor as they still appear to be quite controlling over the edit, sometimes getting quite defensive whenever constructive criticisms and feedback was given in regards to the edit. Also some dissatisfaction with certain tracks from the soundtrack I made was voiced. This is fine as I can go and create some new bits but I wish these concerns were fed back to me sooner. I also am a little unclear now as to the style of music and the overall 'vibe' that I need to create seeing as the group has given me mixed feedback whenever I do one type of style or the other. I think the best thing for me to do is to try and find a balance between the two.

I, along with Cailan, had to leave early today as we both live a bit further afield and unlike Alex and George we both have to rely on public transport . Meaning we would not get home until much later and we both wanted to get home for a reasonable time. However, I shall talk to the rest of the group on Facebook and discuss the feedback then.

Hopefully I will try and get my sound edits into the final edit by the time submission day comes around.