After filming with my artist last week, I was still feeling great after such a successful shoot. This week in class we all gave presentations on our artists and began our post-production section of the semester. It was very interesting to watch some of the other students’ presentations on their artists. It was especially great to see the variety of artists who had signed up for this collaboration and how my class mates were going to interpret them. I had previously thought that our video portraits as a collective would be very serious, however some of the artists were very playful and vibrant which my peers planned to reflect in their work. With the presentations done and dusted, we moved onto the topic of editing. We were asked to brainstorm in groups what it takes to be a good editor. We all had similar ideas that a good editor must have patience, strive for perfection and be willing to concede when something just wasn’t working or didn’t fit the brief. I agree that an editor must have all of these traits and so many more; which is why I usually consider it such a monumental task. This project is no exception as I am determined to do my artist justice.

Next we looked at what editing translates to. Editing was described as the process of breaking or fixing and combing parts to juxtapose them. I completely agree with these definitions and am slightly in awe of the meaning editing can create by simply cutting shots together. For my edit I have some rough ideas such a piano for music and the placement of certain shots, but otherwise I generally enjoy editing without a strict plan. Either way, I know editing my footage will not be an easy task, but its one that will be very rewarding in the end.