Final Cut

So, editing has been an interesting process for this project but has been overall successful. We have had a couple last minute interviews so it has been hard to edit with only one and not knowing exactly what the later interviews were going to say. I dedicated Easter Weekend solely to editing. I was happy with the rough cut I put together, but then again I only had one interview to work with. After getting the last two interviews, it was generally pretty easy to work them into the rough cut I made. I had the topics of discussion in the order I wanted and just put the two new interviews into the pre-made chapters already established with my first interview. It was quite difficult getting the interviews to flow together though. They each spoke so differently. I eventually got my chapters set and had the interview flowing but felt as if my film was purely 10 minutes of people talking with no breaks. After showing the image lock and getting feedback it was easy to see that I just needed to add some footage of the cats in between each chapter. After doing some small adjustments and adding in some breathing room, I can finally see my film getting close to being done. I loved putting the b-roll in as we have so many gorgeous shots of the cats that I was excited to share. Unfortunately we still need a few photos from the rescue, but I am hoping to get those next week before submitting to the end of the year screening.

Overall, it is a weird but good feeling being so close to the finish line with this project. I am very happy with our product and cannot believe it came to life. I cannot wait to start to submitting to festivals as I want to successfully raise awareness about the issues brought up Tameless. I was very hesitant to apply to direct a project for 495, but I am so thankful I did. I now have more experience in the field I want to go into and came out with a product that I am very proud of.