Documentary production part 2

 Hi guys were back. This is the last part of the documentary process and it was the shortest part but it came with various diificulty. 

Editing error

So during editing I was initially going to be editing with the app davinci resolve. But mid way through editing in the platform my computer ran into an error AGAIN and I lost the progress I had before and could not find nor had time for finding a solution. This then lead to me having to use a basic editing app and edit through my phone. I would have liked to edit through DaVinci Resolve but since this was not possible we worked with what he had and began editing. 

The editing process

So the first part of editing was putting all the clips together. This was interesting since like I mentioned on the last post (last post link) I filmed the parts seperatly without having a certain way of editing it all togther. I think this was a smart choice in the end since it allowed me to put all the pieces together in an interesting way and In the end I feel like it came out pretty well.

The second part of the editing process was to add the B-roll and white screens seen throughout the piece. This was also pretty easy since all it took was adding various screens in places where the cuts from shot to shot seemed too spontaneous and changed topics. Something I do think I did wrong was adding the sequence at the end since it made it feel more like a normal video than a documentary. I think I should have just added the title and credits and removed that part for a better outcome.

The next part of the editing was to add the various text seen throughout the documentary. This was also simple since all that was required was the addition of a text entry box and finding a fitting font with a color I though would match the white and the precentation nicely. Most of the text seen was done in red but I did end up making the change of using white colored font as well to better fit scenes in which the red was not prominent. Overall this was the easiest part of the documentary. 

                                                                                          

The last parts of the editing process were for me to fix audio and shot coloring. The way this was done for the audio was by changing volume in various scenes by either lowering or making it higher. I also used various applications to try and remove some of the background noise that was left behind. This was a bit lenghty to do and I  even had to shift some of the scenes to make the audio transition better. Now as for the visual aspect I did do some color correcting here and there to make the shots look nicer I even added filters to one or two of the shots previously to add some detail to the piece and mae it more vibrant.

Overall this part of the documentary was simple after the dfficulties I faced and it was super fun to do being able to edit the piece all together and form the documentary to how I wanted was something that in the end came out exactly how I wanted. There could have been some better choices made to imrpove the documentary which I reflected on after finishing the production I think better time management and planning would have built the documentary better and would have made me even more statisfied with the finished product. But yea this is now the end of this blog about the process of the documentary "A key note of life". I hope you guys enjoyed and understand clearly how the piece was produced. See you guuys next time!