The first thing that comes to mind of how my editing practice has is in numerically organising footage in a specific way being scene-shot-number has helped me out a lot. This especially applies to when following a script or shot list I have made or need to follow as I like to stay organised and have my footage in an order that is logical to me. 

Being in charge of directing, writing and shooting from a shot list for narrative based videos has been quite new to me during the first couple of weeks. In the pre production phase of shooting this has made me think not only about shots that are mandatory to get but also how they can be put together in a way that creates a story. My current work flow I have discovered that currently works best for me was writing out all the shots I can think of (at least one wide, medium and close up for flexibility when editing) for a specific part of the narrative I had in mind and then listing them out in an order for how I see these shots in the edit. Also prioritising capturing a wide or master shot that covers the whole scene is something else that I have been thinking of when shooting as it acts like a safety net in the editing phase if not enough has been shot.

During the editing phase, I have been thinking about emotion more in relation to Walter Murch’s The Rule Of Six guide to editing in thinking about what I want the series of shots to convey and how I can edit them in an effective way to convey those feelings. This also applies to when watching media like films where I try to be more observant and take note of what I find interesting and stands out to me in a scene or series of shots and what it makes me feel in relation to the narrative or overall message or concept told or explored.