It's What You Do

Happy Late Night, my Darling,

I liked your 2015 highlight clip this morning. You are really a good editor, you know that? You have a keen sense of motion and continuity and know how to keep the flow going. You probably learned this in school, but very early on in the history of cinema, they learned about the whole idea of direction in editing, like say in a car chase or just a man walking down a street and turning a corner. What they learned, by trial and error because moving pictures were new, was that you have to maintain a flow of motion that is not jarring to the eye, and that also maintains a continuity of direction. Certain angles cannot be edited in after a direction (flow of motion) is set.

There is technical terminology for all of this. Our Professor at the CSUN Cinematheque knows all of it, and he often points out and dissects the camera angles and edits of a particular scene to the students who attend. You may have learned it at school, or you may just have an eye for it. That is actually a very easy way to learn how to edit, just going by feel, by observing the visual flow.

Your own eye, as a moviegoer/video watcher yourself, can tell you if your edit is transitional. 

It's like playing a guitar solo. You know when you've nailed it, whether you have taken music theory or not.

So - you certainly have an eye for a good edit, and you will continue to hone it.

Today was just a basic Thursday, with a trip to the hair salon for Pearl. Next week I will go too. I'm a bit of a hippie at the moment, haha.

I saw your post via Sarah a little while ago, and you know that I not only support you but guarantee success. You mentioned the uncertainty inherent in freelancing, but the other side of that coin is the "just keep doing it" factor. The whole point, what it comes down to, is are you good at it? Let's say a person was not very good at what they did, or more importantly, it wasn't in their blood. Even if they "kept doing it" for years on end, they might not get much better, and hence would not have much success.

But you are good - very good - right out of the starting gate. Just one year out of school, and look.....

So even though there will be uncertainty, just keep concentrating on your work, and during periods when you are not working for a client, just keep honing your craft. Believe me, Elizabeth, you are already so good, and all you've gotta do is keep doing it - keep honing - and you will have created your own reputation, so to speak. Just keep building and building. Remember : this is what you do.  :)

That's all I know for tonight, Sweet Baby.

I Love You and will see you in the morning.  xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo  :):)