In college, I realized I pace.
I was working on a video about a friend who has a degenerative disability. The idea was, his disability has gotten worse over the years, yet his ability to whistle, loud, proud and to the delight of many, did not appear to be affected by the degeneration of his muscles.
It was quite a neat story, and I was very grateful for the opportunity to tell it.
We pulled out all the stops for this video, and I spent days filming — and photographing — my pal. I followed him to class, around the streets and at nighttime when he was getting ready for bed. The footage was amazing, and there was tons of content to sift through.
When it came time to edit, I was admittedly stuck. I had absolutely no idea where to start, and I wanted every second to be powerful, because this person was a friend. If I botched the story, maybe, I wondered, our friendship would be history.
To get a little relief, I would go back and forth in the hallways and along the sidewalks. I was trying to think of the perfect way to start the video and an even better way to end it. I had more questions than answers, and I realized I needed a little boost.
I went to my video mentor at the time, and he helped me sift through all my footage, find the great stuff and guide me to clarity.
Off I went to editing, and I sat at my computer for hours tinkering with all my footage for hours.
Then, as I’m looking at some of the better clips I had, I had a realization: I’m making this way too hard. My friendship or reputation is not on the line. If there is a blooper or two in the video, I will edit. It’s not hard, and we can always reshoot or re-record parts.
I started to feel more comfortable about the video I was working on.
After I finished it, my mentor was in awe. He loved the video, and my friend in the video did, too. The video, then, opened up more opportunities down the road, and built trust with people I didn’t previously know. Admittedly, I still think it’s one of the strongest stories I’ve told, and I would not change a thing about it. Maybe not every shot in the video was earth shattering; however, the story was so strong that it didn’t matter.
Once I realized that edits can easily be made with the guidance of a mentor, things seemed much easier. I didn’t have to struggle alone.
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