Of all the projects I have done, including the short documentary I produced in New Orleans, LA, the organizational steps and the use of metadata has skyrocketed in the editing process of Ipseity. As you can see in the following screen captures below, I have labeled each scene, and broke it down by cameras and CF Cards with a separate folder for the sound. If you are wondering why I have labeled some footage based on first and second CF Card or by cameras, it is because I have a distinct memory of what was shot on what card and camera. I have also used the Description tab to my benefit as I explained the scene, and/or declared the take good or bad based on notes provided to me by my Script Supervisor.
As I have began to piece the film together for the assembly edit, I find myself remembering which take was the best and that I tend to ignore the notes I wrote in that took me so long to write and organize. I continuously have to force myself to take a look at the other takes in each scene. Surprisingly, I have found that much of the footage of the takes I did not find redeemable during shooting is actually worth another look because some of it is better than I thought it was. Therefore, I am continuing to scour the footage of each scene, even if my notes tell me otherwise. My notes do save me time, however, and I am glad to have had a script supervisor. It definitely helps find immediately what take was good and what specific issues I had with each take if there were any.
As far as what I am doing differently in terms of my editing technique, I have to speak honestly and say that besides the previous post that described films with specific techniques that inspired me for Ipseity, there is not much I can say I am doing differently. I have not spent a whole lot of time over my career at The Art Institutes honing my skills as an editor. The main film I am proud to have edited is my short documentary film I produced about the effects Hurricane Katrina had on the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans and why the community has continued to stay, hence the title Home Is Home. Ipseity has given me another opportunity to practice and reinvent my editing skills.
As far as what I am doing differently in terms of my editing technique, I have to speak honestly and say that besides the previous post that described films with specific techniques that inspired me for Ipseity, there is not much I can say I am doing differently. I have not spent a whole lot of time over my career at The Art Institutes honing my skills as an editor. The main film I am proud to have edited is my short documentary film I produced about the effects Hurricane Katrina had on the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans and why the community has continued to stay, hence the title Home Is Home. Ipseity has given me another opportunity to practice and reinvent my editing skills.
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