Editing Blog: Getting It Right

 I sometimes forget how tedious editing to be. I credit it to me having such minimal experience with it. I began by opening my editing software and aligning my scenes. I wanted to ensure that the scenes were not too short or too long. After running the entire duration of the commercial without editing I found that I had too much footage. Due to this I had to cut some scenes or condense them into smaller, manageable pieces. I cut down the ending scene and the side-shot scene of the actor walking up to the water bottle. This took quite a while because I didn't want it to look as if something had been cut off or choppy. I also wanted to adjust the timing between the scenes so it took up less time to cut from one scene to another. Since I shot different scenes at different times during the day I wanted my editing to cover up whatever differences were distinct or noticeable. One thing I asked myself was would they notice the lighting? It was a question that constantly stayed in my mind while editing. That is why I really wanted to perfect the voice-over. I hoped that the combined audio and visual stimulation would distract from it. While editing I contemplated whether I wanted to use my own voice or the AI option.  I worried that the AI option could not achieve what I was going for so I attempted to use my own voice. However, it has proven a bit more complicated than I would have originally thought. I'm currently still trying to finish working out the few kinks I have left with editing before giving it one final review. I am sure it will work out. For now I will leave you with a picture I took at the beginning of my work.