Workshop | Editing 3 + 'Fairly Legal' (14th October 2016)

Today's editing workshop focused on editing a drama piece from the show, Fairly Legal, using multiple shots of the same conversation, and our task was to edit sequence them in such a way that the dialogue between the two characters made sense, and so that we could convey more meaning than just through what is said.  This involved learning and practicing some of the trimming tools Premiere has to offer, as well as touching upon colour correction.

Here is the sequence I put together:

I thoroughly enjoyed editing this piece, as there was so much I could do depending on which shots I used, and how long I stayed on each character in a shot.  The edit that was used on Fairly Legal cut between shots a lot faster, but I opted to drag out close up shots with silence, so to add a level of emotion to what was being said - for example, when the female character is talking about her late father, the silence between the two characters creates a sense of shared grief, despite the overall piece seeming relatively light-hearted.