A2 Media Sasha Jones: Editing Process

Editing was new to me, making it difficult for 100% participation at the beginning. I had to get Natalie a group member to explain how it was used. After that I found it really easy and gave 100% of my time and effort to the process when necessary.

I focused mainly on the graphic design and editing that in to suit. I really enjoyed this aspect as it gave me the chance to be creative in the designs and also learn how important they are in the timeline for the documentary to run smoothly. As it is a group task we took sections of the documentary to focus on when editing, my section was the Clarks interview and the interview with the auntie. Combining these in with the other interviews and footage we had was difficult but getting suggestions of each team member made the process successful.

As you can see from the screen grabs we took during the process, I ensured all sound levels were correct and all at an even consistency. I learnt how to fade the opening song out so it ran more smoothly as before hand it stopped abruptly. Many hours were put in out of lesson time, however this was difficult to arrange as my free periods clashed when the classroom was in use, however I stayed behind after school to ensure completion.

I enjoyed the editing process as it gave me the chance to learn new and valuable skills that I did not previously know.

Referring back to our audience throughout we changed some of our vox pop's. We decided they were not suitable due to the fact some of them contained swearing (see video clips) we decided not to incorporate this as it was not suitable for us to present however we do realize it may have been suitable as our documentary is scheduled for after the watershed but we did not feel comfortable adding it in.

When we completed the documentary we had a final check through as a group. We all watched it together making individual notes on what could be improved; we then discussed the points and made changes upon our decisions. I found this aspect very helpful as it gave us a chance to watch it through toughly with the whole group present enabling us to contribute positive and effective feedback. As my main aspect of the editing process was designing graphics and arranging the Clarks interview I faced a few difficulties. During the graphic design we had to keep to are chosen colour scheme, however this was difficult when producing the interviewee's names as on occasions it did not show up due to the background. But as I wanted an even consistency I have to go back and change them all again this was slightly annoying as we had to keep to a strict deadline. Editing the Clarks interview was good for me to do as I was the interviewer and I was familiar with the question and answers already, however as we had more then one interview I found it difficult to link them altogether as I was supposed to only do the one interview however to enable we met the deadline once Whitney had edited her interview we both started to link them together.