I realised that this exercise was never going to yield amazing results, so unlike last time with the other short edit (where I literally just put on a record) I kept this edit simple and had three different shots instead of cramming as many different angles and cuts into it as possible to try and make it more interesting.

I’m hoping that this will at least make the outcome of this exercise easier to watch even if it is a little boring. One thing I realised too was that the final shot that’s directly across from the head of the bed has different looking lighting to the others, becoming darker which is something I want to watch out for in future and be more aware of how camera placement in itself can influence more than just the angle of the shot even if you’re shooting in the same environment as your previous shots.

One thing I did relatively well here was continuity, unlike that previous exercise I mentioned before, my cuts within this one line up together a lot better without it looking too jumpy or becoming obvious that there is in fact a jump in time, meaning it seems a lore more organic to me.

This also comes back to not over-complicating it as I tend to do with my editing, there’s a lot to be said for avoiding over-editing because sometimes less is more. That mindset makes it easier to remain consistent in the way something is going to look and feel overall which is something else I tend to struggle with at times, although I rarely start editing something with a solid idea of what I want the end product to be (at least with my own stuff I do for fun). So I think these exercises are good in terms of trying to develop that consistency and polish, even if it is just a 30 odd second edit with three shots.