Editing

During lessons this week we have started to edit our shots. First we watched all the clips and then put them all into final cut pro. We then went through and selected the best version of each shot. After this we started cutting them and putting it all together, for some shots we had to take the filming from one shot and the sound from another as the sound was sometime disturbed by wind or other interfering factors. When reviewing our progress on friday we realised that we wont be able to use the shots of the wife (jane) riding the horse. This is because in the shots she is wearing a riding helmet, this would not fit with the western genre that we have chosen. The reason for her wearing a riding helmet was that she thought it was illegal (if not then still unsafe) to ride a horse without a helmet. This is something that we had not invisaged would be a problem as we hadnt thought of it whilst planning. As her wearing a helmet doesnt fit with our genre we will have to think of a way around showing the horse and re-shoot it. We could have close ups of the horses hooves, tail and head whilst running or crop the shot so we only see the middle of her and the horse. This is something we will have to think about and explore this week.