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Editing a feature length doc on PP CS6
Hi there, after two years on the road, I’m finally sitting down to really edit this 90 min or so doc together. It’s primarily interviews, and I’m curious about how I should organize my workflow/projects/sequences. Has anyone on here tackled anything like this?
Some basics that I haven’t worked out yet:
Do I edit each interview in it’s own PP project first (video from 3 cams and separate audio), then import those projects or sequences into a main project that’s going to be used for the final film? Or should I just do it all in one project file to begin with?Is there anything I should know about at this stage to make color correction and audio editing mastering easier down the road? I just don’t want to make any major mistakes now that will make me have to redo everything later.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
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Hey Adam,
Like you, I’m on this forum looking for answers, although to different issues. You know what they said, you gotta give a little to get a little. So here goes.
You don’t have to create multiple projects. You can create folders, called ‘bins’ inside your main project. With these you can organize your media assets, sequences, etc, any way you like for your workflow. You can create multiple sequences within one project, and you can place sequences inside other sequences (called nesting). So look up nested sequences. This may be a workflow that suits you.
You don’t mention whether your footage is all shot at the same resolution or framerate, but that would also be a consideration when editing it together, and it would be the first thing I would work on.
Color correction could happen towards the end of the edit process, when you have put your footage together in a way that makes sense for your movie. Its adding finish to the main structure.
Hope this helps.
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