Editing the Final Task

     Today my group and I started really working on our editing. Unlike the other times we edited this was the first time that we sat down for a long time and really attempted for make everything as smooth as possible. After sitting back and watching our rough draft film multiple times we started editing. At first it was a little hard because the scope on what to fix was so hard we found it hard to figure out what we needed to change and still have a gripping film with the same general theme. My group and I also debated a lot on what we should edit at the beginning. This was because of the previously stated broad scope, and the different paths that every member wanted to take. Some members wanted to make the film have more cuts so that it shows high tension. While other member (like me) wanted less cuts because it does a better job of grasping the audiences attention. So, after time debating we reached a solution. We compromised on the amount of edits and did a little of both techniques.
      After the compromise was reached it was almost smooth sailing from there. We did have a little bit more hiccups along the road but for the majority everyone was able to spot room for improvement and agreed on what to do for the most part. A main contributor to that was the fact that everyone was really focused and felt up for it today. However, having said that, not all minds think alike and we did end debating on some edits. An example is when the main character was walking to the house. We debated on how many different shot we should incorporate of the character walking. This argument, like a few others that happened while editing, was about how many edits should be in the film. Again some people wanted more than other people and vise versa. But in the end we came to a compromise of two different shots. And that was another hurdle overcome.
     Also, while editing the peer review came in handy. The sheet that we got back helped us out in a lot of different ways. The first way being is it helped spot flaws in our editing. While granted most of the flaws they found were major ones it still helped us save time. That time saved later allowed us to go through the film with a fine-tooth-comb and really fix the minor edits. The peer review also helped in different ways. Sometimes when we argued on a point  and took a vote it would result in a tie. That is because we have four member in our group and some debates would be split down the middle. When this happened we would look at the peer review to be the tie-breaker. This was also helpful because it save us valuable time that we would later use for more specific edits.