Film Thesis III: Mastery Journal

Before entering into my film production thesis III course, I had little experience in editing. The knowledge that I obtained were basic. Simply assembling my circle takes, b-roll, and or inserts and applying music and sound effects. If I desired to alter the image, I could add some color grading, but this was the extent to my knowledge. Now, my knowledge and understanding has increased. I never knew editing was such an intricate form of art that can take the vision of a film to another level. One element that I take away from this course is the editing workflow. I was unaware of this process, and it sparked my interest to really grasp and understand the different media formats and the presets. I want to further extend my knowledge in these particular areas so that I can familiarize myself with the different codecs based on the platform on which a film is displayed on. Another element that I found to be crucial to the editing process is the organizational structure. For someone who may have entry-level experience, first learning how to categorize your music, scenes, and sequences in your desired software, before composing any assembly is key. In the lecture, as our course director began to show this, I found it beneficial, and it was the one element that I was oblivious of in editing. In my own personal experience, I find editing to be quite overwhelming. Once I learned this simple technique and or organization skill, I found the process to be less tedious. Before I entered this course, my original objective was to master the editorial process. This objective remains the same. What I’ve learned thus far has been very informative, but it’s imperative to educate myself outside of what was taught.