Finishing Up 🧚♀️
As per our assigned rolls, my partner took control of the editing. However, this is when most of our problems regarding the documentary started happening. My partner was editing the documentary the day it was due, which obviously is not a recipe for success.
Me and my partner were talking while she was editing, and she told me there was not enough footage, so I had to send her some last minute clips. 🫣😬
Unfortunately, I can’t give you much insight into the editing process itself because, well, I didn’t have any access to it. My partner handled everything, and I wasn’t really involved. 🤖🤡
Once she finished editing, I finally got to see the final product. Let’s just say it was…something. 💀 I noticed pretty quickly that the third interview—the one my partner was supposed to do with her English teacher—was nowhere to be found. On top of that, some of our B-roll footage was missing, including clips we had of the very first TV production video made at our school. These were things we had planned to include, but since the project was due, we had to submit it as-is.
Considering the circumstances, I think the documentary turned out okay. But doing this project made me realize a lot about myself and how I approach collaborative work. For one, I had plenty of creative ideas throughout this process that I didn’t voice because I doubted myself. I felt like my lack of experience with filming meant my ideas weren’t good enough, so I let my partner make most of the decisions. Looking back, I deeply regret that. When I watched the final product, I felt like my own vision wasn’t reflected in the documentary, and that is something I definitely want to change for my future projects.
From now on, I will trust my instincts more. Although I am still very much at an amateur level, when it comes to productions, I can confidently say that I have learned a lot and I can only gain more knowledge if I let myself experiment. So from now on, I will do just that. I will make sure my own creative thoughts go into my work.
Thank you so much for joining me as I explained this entire process!😘 I had so much fun and learned so much. Documentaries are quite literally one of my favorite film products as of now and I can’t wait to see just how much more I can learn.
See you in the next project‼️😉
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