Posted by Specs on 01/10/60 11:43

"GrassDog" <stenson@m2.spacelan.ne.jp> wrote in message
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> Are you really going to import the whole 125 hours? Wouldn't it make
> more sense to import just the bits you need?
>
Absolutely GrassDog!!

125 hours????? Bloody 'ell a shooting ratio of 40:1. 3 weeks of solid
logging more like 4-5 weeks actual. Good luck.

The only way to do this is to do a "paper edit" then capture the footage you
need. From your copius notes you will have taken while logging you'll be
able to go back for addition footage once you've got the narrative or the
back bone of the documentary on the timeline.

If you try and capture 125 hours of footage you'll kill the project off and
waste money on drives you don't need. Your project wll die. You will have
to be absolutely ruthless when choosing the footage so be absolutley clear
what the narrative is before you start. Only choosing the right footage to
support the narrative and drives it forward.

Whoever though 125 hours of footage was needed for a 3hr doc needs their ass
kicked. I've never seen a 3 hour doc either its going to have to be pretty
compelling to keep people interested for that length of time. What is the
doc and what are you hoping to do with it?

Forget iMovie. You need minimum FCP and better hope the Media Manager
doesn't mangle your project.

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