EDITING✨

                                                      CUT, CUT AND MORE CUTS

 Okay so my experience editing has honestly been a little more stressful than I imagined. I started off by accumulating all of the clips together and decided to primarily place all of my focus on adjusting the clips. I started by carefully selecting  different shots from our first scene in town center that would build the anticipation. I used a mix of medium shots and close-ups to establish the setting in the beginning of the film.Utilizing jump cuts and brief moments of stillness, I was able to raise the tension leading up to the grand reveal. To enhance realism, I decided to keep the pacing natural, I did this so that it could allow the audience a bit of hesitation before clicking the decision.

I incorporated a lot of fade in and split screen so that you could see the lead up until the decision. This allows the audience to see both perspectives without losing sense of whats going on. For the reveal itself I decided to choose the medium shot we filmed it switches from both of us at the table, to our raw reactions simultaneously. This was definitely difficult because I wanted the viewers to see the rawness of both emotions but giving enough time for both of our reactions was quite difficult. While I (Alessandra) showed slight joy and guilt Davis on the other hand was disappointment. So editing these clips was a bit complicated.

I think what also made this difficult was that including a lot of facial expressions was very necessary since our emotions LITERALLY had to speak louder than words. The silence created a powerful place for our expressions. 

Two iced coffees, my patience, and anxiety later I had finally adjusted all of the scenes to the timing that I wanted.