We're at a point of the editing when the footages just don't make sense any more. Up to 13minutes, I felt that we were getting to attached to some parts of the documentary. Music too was another issue as it was almost impossible to find a replacement of our current song that represents our subject. I was telling Ezra that he shouldn't have put that song in the rough cut in the first place, because we'll get too attached to the song; and as I predicted, there were no other songs that were suitable.
Having to finish compile all the scenes that we decided to put in, it was time to make the brutal cuts. We had the weekend off to recuperate and look back and what we had compiled, and there were just no possible way that we could cut the story down. Hours were wasted thinking what should we do next; and I decided to take a plunge by removing some of the scenes and deleting most parts that I thought were unnecessary.
Advice : don't spend too much time on your edits as you will get too attached to it. Take some time off and you'll have a clearer picture the next time you see it. At times, you'll realise that the whole sequence is a flop (better not be! ).
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