Let’s just say that editing this movie has really been quite the job. Don’t get me wrong, I loved being editor and I knew what I was signing up for, but it definitely was a bigger job than I had originally thought going into this. Growing up I used to make silly iMovies with my cousins and friends because it was fun to do and I liked putting them together and making them my own. I even recorded a video on a beach vacation with my family and it actually turned out really good being that my 11 year old self put it together. With that being said, I took this job because I had already had personal and academic related experience with iMovie so I knew I would be comfortable doing it. Not to mention, all of the footage was recorded on my phone so I had the clips already, and I can access iMovie on my Mac which was another plus. Having my iCloud connected to all of my devices came in handy since the videos were already synced and ready to use.
Although I spent countless hours at a time editing the film, and sometimes contemplated whether I should just give up, I am able to look back now and realize that the hard work and dedication I put into this doesn’t go unnoticed. I really did put forth all of my effort to make the film as good as I could possibly make it. Taking a look at the rough cut and the final cut back to back shows just how significant the editing process is. Hannah came up with a vision for the film back in January and we were able to work together as partners (and best friends of course) to make the idea come to life. We are both so proud of the outcome, and without our individual contributions and creativity, we couldn’t have made it happen.