Multiple Drafts:

We have gone through multiple drafts with discussion on how to improve the video. We have now eventually got to the final product with issues with sound and narrative being changed.

Main Change we have made:

Due to the fewer participants we were able to collect and film due to the COVID-19 outbreak we have made one main change to the project:

The change has improved the sequence in my opinion. With it being two individuals side by side it is more personal to them rather than there being 10 or so on a screen and it being slightly clunky.

Mock Up issues

 From the first adapted edit Irina didn't quite do what we agreed on with the adapted storyboard. After the map sequence we wanted it to go straight into the side by side shots, however in the first mock up the full shot was used for three different people having something in common, which really slowed down the pace. Therefore in the second mock up the side by side was used for every similarity.

The side by side shot somewhat does what we intended to do with the collage shot, but of course with less people. In some sense it works even better as it's a side by side comparison and empthasises their physical differences (the purpose of this sequence) 

Group Meetings:

Fortunately Irina has the footage on her laptop so is able to still edit from home. Therefore, we have discussions on Whatsapp for any changes that should be made to the project to make it the best it can be. It's not as easy doing this over messaging as not everything typed is as easily understood and when something is misinterpreted it can become very long winded. For example, a new edit is made and the thing that was misinterpreted is still wrong. Although there are difficulties we are still able to get points across and there are a lot of positive changes to the video!

Conversation between the editor and myself:

Adapted Storyboard

MAIN CHANGE

Instead of collage sequence we will just do a side by side shot and map is animated not physical map.