[Marcia Falder]

Hi Ryan,

Sorry I didn’t notice your response until today.
Thanks so much for your advice – that is exactly what I was looking for.
The pictures illustrate your process very well. It’s so valuable to see how other editors work, especially when you are working on a certain type of project for the first time.

I ended up figuring out a system of my own, but I think I might try your way next time.

Thanks for taking the time to explain everything!

Marcia

[Marcia Falder]

Thanks for the encouragement everyone.
I guess I didn’t articulate myself very well – I wasn’t overwhelmed creatively so much as organizationally. But I think I figured out a system that works for me. It’s not the most efficient (I still think there must be a better way to do this), but I just synced and merged clips and am editing straight from the bins…

If anyone comes up with a better way in the future, I’d love to hear it!

[Marcia Falder]

Thanks for the tips guys! Phil – I will try out that software.
But syncing the footage isn’t really my problem (I’ve spent my fair share of hours syncing as an assistant editor in the past).

I am more concerned with finding an efficient organization system for editing the footage. Would you recommend syncing the footage and then merging the video clips with the music track and editing from bins? Or syncing in a sequence and editing straight from the timeline? Or does anyone have another idea?

It isn’t a multi-camera shoot, but there are a LOT of takes per shot.