Neil Spencer Bruce

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The edit | Tocal Day 8

I love the edit (most of the time), it is the time to look/listen to what you have acquired on your camera, recorder, picture, words or whatever and sit down with 'content' and shape it into something fantastic. The thing with the edit is, when do you know when to stop tinkering? I know from my piece a day project, that time limits are the best thing as they force you to stop tinkering and focus on the end result. But when there isn't an imminent time deadline, how do you stop the tinker? I mean it is easy to whack things together for a first draft, but when do you draw the line? Would be interested in your thoughts?Today I have been editing the second Groovething promo video, and what struck me about it, is the first one had amazing footage, great live recording, but it some how lacked some magic and pace. Today with some new footage, new recordings, the draft fell together, the cuts work, and yet I spent hours on the first one, and this one came together in minutes....I find these kind of occurrences really interesting....is it really serendipity, is some 'stuff' just meant to be together....should you go with your gut instinct? Don't get me wrong, the first promo was great (if I do say so myself), but the second one is magic.....the magic of the edit??PeaceNeil