Blog Question - Sept. 5

What are the steps in editing a rough cut? Why is a rough cut so important?

The steps in editing a rough cut are:
1. Lay out the basics of your sequence on the timeline

2. Check for continuity (does the story make sense, do the cuts make sense?)

3. Start fine-tuning frames and audio

4. Start refining scenes, adding music and effects

It is important to create a rough cut because it allows you watch the entire story early to ensure it makes sense, it allows you to make adjustments to your edit and trim things to make your video more shorter/concise/smoother, it makes scene selection easier (helps you choose what scene to refine first, gives your team an idea of what tone you're going for, and allows you to be able to receive feedback from a different source) and it allows you to have a backup (aka just in case) version of your video if you're unable to produce the full edited video in time.