Once all the filming was complete, and the A/V script had been produced, I began to edit the rough cut together.
I began this process by importing all of my footage into Adobe Premiere Pro. I used bins to organise the interviews, actuality, music, titles, images etc. I also created a series of sequences for the final cut, the multicams, the interviews etc.
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| My bins |
Assembly
The hardest part of the assembly process was going to be editing the multicam footage, so I did that first. I used the timecodes on my footage to sync the cameras up for each lesson I filmed. I then used Premiere's built in multicam editor to watch through the footage and choose which shots I wanted and when I wanted to cut to them. It works a lot like vision mixing, but using pre-recorded footage instead of live feeds. I did the same process for each lesson I filmed. What I like about using this set up is that the cuts are not permanent, instead Premiere creates a sequence, meaning you can go back and adjust cuts if need be.
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| Editing multicam footage in Premiere |
Next I began transferring all of my interview footage into one IV sequence, using the in and out points I had created earlier. I then watched through each clip and cut it down even more if I needed to. I did this because on second viewing I noticed small things I didn't like and wanted to remove, like bad camera adjustments, or unneeded dialogue.
Then I began putting the final video together, starting with the opening title screen, and the headteachers opening dialogue. I worked through the sequence, assembling the interview footage for each section, not worrying about covering any edits with actuality just yet.
Fine Tuning
Once I was happy with the assembly cut, I watched back through the film and started inserting actuality at points when the interviewees mentioned it, still not worrying about covering edits yet. I then used additional actuality to cover edits in the interviews.
Finally I fine tuned some of the edits and added the logo end card.
Next I added all of the lower thirds. These were important as the told the audience the relevant information about the person speaking on screen. I used the information given to me by each interviewee at the start of each interview, and the lower third template I had created in photoshop as part of the branding process. I didn't need to position the lower thirds as I had already done that in photoshop using a 1920 x 1080 pixel canvas.
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| One of the final lower thirds |
Sound Design
As this film was a documentary type production, it didn't require a lot of sound design, but I did need to insert some music and level the sound. I also had to blend any cuts in the sound I had made whilst cutting the interviews together.
Once all the sound had inserted and edited together, I used the track and clip mixers to level everything until I was happy with how it sounded.
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| Using the track mixer |
Colour Correction
The final stage of the edit was to colour correct all of the footage, especially the multicam footage as the two cameras produced slightly different looking images. I started this process by first correcting the footage using the Lumetri Scopes and the RGB curves. I went through each shot and balanced the RGB levels, and the black and white levels, by adjusting the shadows, midtones, and highlights. Once I was happy with it, the edit was complete. I corrected all of the footage so it would look nicer, more natural, and more professional, something I thought the commissioners would appreciate.
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| Colour correcting the footage |
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| Using the Lumetri Scopes |
The process of editing involved a few smaller details than mentioned here, but they're so minor they didn't need to be mentioned. The final step was to add a timecode so I could reference any feedback given to me during the rough cut viewing.
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| A screenshot from the timecoded video |
Below is the final timeline for the film:
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| The final timeline |
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