Did you know that editing clips just a little more tightly together
gives the viewer a completely different feeling than received when the
clips run at a slower pace? That's probably my favorite part of
editing--its power to convey a story the way you want the viewer to
receive it--through shot choices, story sequence, and pacing. The other
pieces are important, but the pace is often what makes it truly yours.
So much of life in general is about pace. Will you wake up early so that
you have time to move slower, or will you grab every possible minute of
sleep and then race to get ready? Will you choose to cook what is the
quickest, or will you linger in the kitchen over a more complex recipe?
Will you rush your kids, or will you enjoy the fact that they function
at different paces? Each choice affects the feel of your day, the same
way the pace of an edit affects the feel of a story.
I often tend toward the fast--get the work done, get the dinner made,
get the story moving. But when I slow things down, I am able to see just
a little more clearly, able to feel just a little bit more. So, I try
to shake up the pacing, whether I'm editing or just living. Because
there's always a story to tell. It's just a question of how you tell it.
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