10/2/15 editing session

First, I had been on my way home and found a tree full of birds, so I rushed out with my camera to film them. This is my 5th shoot for the video. I am very glad I obtained this extra footage, as it has been blended into the video nicely; for example the shot where our actor jumps from the gate fades into the shot of the birds.

During editing with my client, we reached the next 'scene' of the music video, where our actor begins to hoop. This means we spent most of our time selecting, ordering and analysing our choice of shots in the 'gate/bridge' scene. This was initially difficult because we were questioning the significance of the bridge and deciding whether or not to keep the gate scene, since it was extended.

We got round these problems by: varying the shots in the gate scene, by reversing, extending, zooming into and rearranging shots (from my rough cut). The bridge scene was kept because its significance arose when connecting the last of the gate footage with a shot of the flying birds I had obtained just a few hours previous to our editing session. This is because her journey over the bridge mirrors the ascent of the birds; myself and client agreed that it symbolises the actors path to freedom (which she finds in hooping).

Time spent: 30 minute shoot + another 2.5 hours editing
Total of 3 hours