Editing a three-minute travel film from six hours of footage

The hardest part of a travel film isn't the edit. It's admitting that most of the footage won't make it.

Selects first

I do one fast pass and mark anything with movement, light or a moment. Everything else is gone.

Structure with sound

Pick the music early and cut to it. Structure follows the track: open quietly, build, release.

Color last

Grade only once the cut is locked. It's tempting to start here; it's always wasted time.