Well I've roughed almost all of the good clips into the timeline now and the rough cut is *really* long at around SIX HOURS!
Ok, so now I'll go through and tighten up each scene while still keeping them too long so that I have options when cutting it down further.
I should be able to easily axe half of the six hours of footage on the timeline right now so it'll be three hours left. That three hour cut will be called the 'First Cut'.
After the First Cut is done then I'll really start thinking of the *essence* of the story and come up with a plan of what should be kept and what should go. Hard decisions will have to be made about what scenes to cut and what shots need to go.
Filmmakers have phrases to describe cutting a scene or a shot that you really love. It's called "cutting limbs" or "killing children"
The good news: Anything cut from the movie can end up as bonus scenes on the DVD!
Peace, Love, & Happiness,
Chris Williamson
Producer/Director/Editor, Racing Heart
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