As Live Production: DIY Final Cut Review

As Live Production: DIY Final Cut Review

With the limited availability of Bonnie our Etsy seller, there wasn't a lot of time to work on the edit for this VT. However, Alex Hargood worked really hard to get rough and fine cuts made which looked quite different to this final cut. 

For this shoot, we didn't have a director and he wasn't present for part of the editing process. As a result, the first cut was quite interview heavy which is not what he wanted and meant a lot of changes had to be made.

I liked the first cut but knew it had to be more like a montage. 

Looking at this cut now I really like the natural cuts between the sit-down interview section and the clothes making montage/B-Roll.

The lighting for this is nice and even which is a nice bonus. The framing being centralised is also aesthetically pleasing. To give the idea of constant movement Alex incorporated a number of tilts, pans and zooms in to the edit. I think this works really well to keep the story moving.

I like the selection of shots used and the pacing of the cuts works nicely. When Bonnie talks about something there are often appropriate cuts to a shot that follows that thought which is great storytelling. 

Whats really great about this VT is that the montage with style used, you could remove the sound and the VT would still tell an effective story.

There wasn' a lot of time to work on feedback other than that of the director. As such I personally would like to see a longer introduction that incorporated more of my research and facts about etsy.

But overall I think this VT fits really well with the style of the show and Alex has done a great job considering the time he had.