Script edit Scene 37

After editing Scene 34, we were then given a new script for scene 37. This took place in a reception of a hotel and involved multiple people. After reviewing the script we were show that it is good to image how the scene would look without looking at the rushes. After learning this I wrote down a shot list of how I imagined the scene to look.

Another reason for this edit was to practise watching the rushes and creating a clear storyline from them so that when we produce a rough cut the scene worked.  In this case we looked at, there was more cuts at both the start of the scene and towards the end the scene was relatively simple with just two cameras using over the shoulder shots. 

After doing that we were then given the rushes to look over. In doing so I keep them organized so that editing would become easier. I split the rushes in to different conversations or sections of the script and also into different actors.

A problem that I came across when editing was one of the actors wasn't good with remembering his lines, this lead to a problem with inconsistency when it came to the main edit. This meant that more time had to be spent on the edit to ensure that it made sense and had a good pace. The way in which I did this was to re arrange the script a bit so that some lines where read before they were scripted.

One thing I focused on in this edit was to cut from action, for example when Kath, one of the actors, looked up from her crossword I would cut to what she was looking at. In this edit I also found that doing a rough cut first made the editing process a lot quicker. I managed to get a rough cut done within the lesson and then started to refine it.  Whereas my edit on scene 34 took a lot longer as I tried to shortcut the process. This is a lesson I will be able to take from the exercise, and from now on I will always try to do a full rough edit first.

In conclusion the main skill I learnt form this was to study the script before editing, this includes watching the rushes as well to get a clear idea of what I need to achieve. Another tip that I found helpful was to organise the rushes to make editing the scene easier, this is after I have watched them all in full so I know what is in them. I also learn that with editing I could make pacing how I wanted and that if the actor messes up his lines that it can be fixed to an extent.