Edit Decision

Once we had shot the documentary, I began the editing process. This firstly involved uploading all of the files onto my hard drive. This included the images and video clips we had recorded on the day, and archive footage/pictures Wesley had supplied us with.

Once the files were saved onto my hard drive, I thought I would arrange them into 4 different folders. I firstly made a file called 'Keepers' and then arranged the files I planned to use into the following folders:

-Archive Footage

-Interviews

-Stills

-Video Cut Away's




This made it a lot easier to access/find the files I was looking for, and also meant I wouldn't need to search through all of the bad takes again. 

I then imported the files into Adobe Premiere Pro, and began cutting them together. I decided to structure the edit of my documentary into four different sections:

- The Introduction
- The House
- The Garden
- The Workshop

The main reason for this is because it was the order that Wesley originally gave us the tour in, and I wanted the documentary to be like a virtual tour of The Wooden House. I believed it would flow nicely, as we are first greeted by Wesley in his garden, then taken into his house where he tells us about his job and history, then into his garden where he gives us a tour of his work, and finally into his workshop where he shows us how its all done.