Pace out your Trim
The next part of the editing of "Chicken Chess" is the goal of trimming the film down to under a minute, and making sure that it's still enjoyable to watch. We currently are at 1:15, so we have to cut off at least 15 seconds. Now there are two ways of cutting time off a video, you either
a. Cut shots out of the film
b. Speed everything up
Since we have about 20-25 shots, speeding every single one up would help fix the issue. However since we cannot make it obvious that the movie is a quick series of shots thrown together, I can only speed it up 10-20%. Due to that, we need to now cut some shots out of the film. These are the ones me and my team chose.
1. The overhead shot of the chess match
2. The Winner's smug smirk
3. The Winner's step back in reaction to the Chicken Man
4. The Chicken Man looking out the corner.
These are the shots that got cut in the order i listed them in
Once all of those were set up, I re-paced the film and sent it to my team. They then suggested swapping a shot which gave me the final paced movie. Thanks to the collective efforts of the team, we quickly gained the pacing for the film. Always check in with your team because they might give you ideas you would never have.
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