May 20 - Stage 1: Complete

I think it might be the weather, but I feel like I have been very very slow with my editing.  Today I finished the main editing.  Unfortunately, I can't get an accurate look at things until I get the final audio mixes.  I was told that I should have them by Sunday, hopefully earlier.  That way I will be able to take out some of the clips that don't need to be in, and put them in during the performances.  When I finished today, I had 1:45 edited.  I watched all of Beijing afterwards, and cut it down to 1:35.  Beijing had the most footage that was useable, with important and funny things happening, whereas other cities had a lot of lesser important activity footage.  I think I may actually be able to edit this thing down to 1:15 or less.  I also thought about what I would say for narration, and I realized that there are a lot of quick cuts.  This makes it hard for narration because I don't have enough time to say what I want, so I will either be broad, or sound like a horse racing announcer.  I will need to edit accordingly to fix this problem.  I feel like there is not a lot left, because going through it in my head doesn't take into account possible errors to fix, or how long everything will actually take.  I still feel confident, although stress levels are quickly rising.  The process is nearing an end, so keep checking in to see where I am!