Still Learning…
I’ve worked out three different trailers for “Our Side of Joy”. It’s great but I’ve run into the same problem I had with my last film. I thought I made an extra effort to avoid it but… not enough B-roll footage. I have tons of photos, two photoshoots, a tattoo session, two childbirths, and 1986 little league world series footage… and yes, that is still not enough B-roll. The issue is that it is too specific for when you need something more generic or casual.
It’s also interesting to go over all the footage and see where I could have asked “this question or that question” or that I completely didn’t ask one person a line of questions I should have but at the same time, realize that while I could have asked all of that but with the film already at 7 hours of usable footage (not including B-roll), then I couldn’t use any more footage and keep the film at a decent length. But then again, I like to be thorough.
Another interesting thing is that when you do the editing, you can learn about speech patterns. I find it pretty fascinating.
