Editing and Colour Grading

I sorted through all of the footage we had shot, finding all the best takes. This took quite a long time but wasn't especially hard as I still had the best takes in my mind from shooting and the audio of me talking while filming was useful to remind me of the best takes.

There were a few shots I cut to make the overall edit tighter. These shots weren't really needed to help tell the story, only to reinforce something which the other shots around them were already telling. I think it's good to be able to let go of shots like this, even though I may have liked them from a cinematic perspective, the story comes first.

I believe the edit is concise and effective. Every shot has a purpose in telling the audience something new. I tried to trim every shot down more and more as the edit goes on in order to ramp up the energy, however I'm not certain I've truly succeeded. A couple of  shots at the end are still similar lengths to earlier ones. I will still try to trim here and there as I go.

I am happy with the initial colour grade and correction. I think it all look balanced and even. The colour correction could have been easier and quicker to manage if I'd have kept an eye on the white balance during filming, as there were many shots that started going very blue as the sunset, which was harder to match to the rest of the piece.

Here's an example of a few shots before and after colour correction and grading.