How do Filmmakers find time to edit when life gets busy?

Not enough time to edit?

One of the biggest challenges with editing is simply finding the time to do it.

There is always something else competing for your attention. Work. Family. Cooking dinner. Looking after the kids. The endless list of things that need doing after a nine to five day.

But if you want to finish creative projects, you have to find the time, even when your brain is not completely in it.

That is exactly where I found myself today.

Between all the usual responsibilities of life, I carved out some time to get back into the edit suite and continue working on Age of Renewal.

At this stage, the focus is on tightening the overall narrative structure. The documentary is intended to be short, somewhere around the five to seven minute mark, and possibly closer to five minutes. That means every interview grab, every scene, and every moment has to earn its place.

The challenge now is carving away everything that is not essential and finding the magic that sits underneath. The tighter the story becomes, the stronger the message becomes.

Editing is often less about adding and more about removing.

Removing distractions.

Removing repetition.

Removing anything that gets in the way of the audience connecting with the heart of the story.

So even when you are busy, even when you are tired, and even when your creative brain would rather wait for the perfect moment, sometimes the best thing you can do is sit down and make a little progress.

Find your time.

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