I have finally finished the commission, the edit was tricky, due to the voice over not being long enough. After speaking with the client about this we decided we had 2 choices, either make the film shorter slightly, or add more V/O. The client decided he didn't want more V/O as he felt he had enough on there and thought more V/O would spoil it, so we agreed to a slightly shorter film. This was i feel the wiser choice, as i felt the film was a little long for a fitness demo vid anyway. i have shown the finished piece to my client and he is happy with the end result. Upon reflection i feel there were some things i could have done better during this commission, one, make sure i do better recces, as i encountered several problems at the second location, ie, the location of the power source for my lighting, and also the confined space i was working in. Also although i was relatively organised with my time and shooting schedule, i feel i could have been more organised, because there were times when i found it difficult getting all of my contributors together in the same place at the same time.
I feel i have learnt more about the fitness industry and how it has progressed, and how marketing , branding and advertising have a big impact on this industry, now more than ever since the London olympics. I have enjoyed working on this commission, but to be honest it has been a lot to take on by myself, on top of my major project. Managing myself and time has been a whole new challenge in itself. I have discovered I'am still torn between editing and camera operation as a career path because i thoroughly enjoy both so much, so in that respect it was nice to be able to do both for the commission.
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