Although editing is good fun and
everything, we are running into some problems. The majority of these are that
we find predetermined sections for our film to be boring and struggle to
captivate anyone. They do not fit with the model our film has developed into
and so we have had to let go of these ideas for the better. It is difficult to
let something that you worked hard for go. There are elements, like
documentaries and statistics, which we wanted to include, but that just would
not fit well. What our viewers will be missing is some interesting information
that might bore most people. The ultimate goal, once again, is to captivate and
hold audience’s attention. Unfortunately, this day and age, entertainment is
more important than education so we had to figure out how to fit that model of
filming and editing. Your happiness comes over anything else, what you learn
comes second. The key is to excel at both of these elements and I believe Joey
and I have done that very well up to this point. We are almost finished with
our edit and it is looking great so far. We expected some hurdles from the
beginning and once we get over those and are in the clear we should have a
great final product.
Even though you were unable to include everything you had hoped in the documentary, it seems as though you learned some cool stuff in the process! Moreover, people often become attached to their own ideas and don't think of their audience-- so bravo for overcoming the attachment and thinking of those who will be watching your documentary. Impressive.
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