It was a full and busy year of editing and assistant editing in 2011.   Documentary, narrative, web and non-profit educational videos kept the burners burning and the creativity flowing. A highlight was when I met and worked closely with a group of brilliant, funny, and karaoke loving filmmakers at the Sundance Documentary Edit and Story Lab. At 7000 (more or less) feet altitude in the stunning Utah mountains it was a week of inspiration  and intensely focused editorial sessions.  Crafting an engaging story thread in a documentary is a creative and rewarding process and often the most difficult to find in 200 (more or less) hours of footage. Watching and assisting during the Doc Lab editing sessions (more like mind meld sessions) has hopefully infiltrated my editorial process.   I am looking forward to starting new projects in 2012!

A simple tip for saving time & money in post during production.

Working as an editor and assistant editor, often footage is delivered on a hard drive, cards, or some other device. The editor is left in the dark to sort out the mess and make wild guesses about the amount of footage shot, when it was shot, what format and frame rate, etc. Below is a camera log in the form of a pdf for use during production. It’s an easy way to keep track of footage throughout the filming day. Print away and film today.

cameralog_.pdf