Editing Overview

Now the fun part! Editing! Your total running time of your documentary must be 3-4 minutes in length. 1 point deduction for time under or over per second.

The most important part of the content is that you really go deep and try to bring out the story in your editing. Don't sway away from the thesis sentence of the story too much and make sure it is interesting...but the story does not have to be amazing to be interesting...it can be common...you make it interesting with your editing skills and cutaways.

You will import all the interviews first and put them in order of how you want to tell their story. Then you will use many cutaways from your B-Roll film to go along with their interview. When you insert these cutaway clips use the cutaway feature in iMovie after you place a clip on top of the interview clip on the timeline. Do not have extended amounts of time when you show only the person being interviewed as the audience will lose attention. Use frequent cutaway clips and make sure you meet all the cuts, angles, and shot requirements listed previously.