Following from my first edit, saved as a separate sequence, I have cut down all my clips to fit them in to the 15 second limit. I cut all of the 15 frame clips down to 12 so they are half a second long. I have also adjusted some of the longer clips down. There are a total of 23 edit points, 3 more than the required number.
A problem with this version of the sequence is that some of the clips feel too brief. Some of them need to be longer than they are. Since I have 3 more edits than are required, it would be possible for me to remove up to 3 clips which would change the narrative and the pace so I can't take the decision lightly. I need to think of several other possibilities before I alter the narrative.
The reason why I think this problem has come up is that based on watching examples of work by previous students in this project I wanted my video to have a solid beginning and end sequence (something I felt they lacked) rather than just ending abruptly after a fast cut so those clips are much longer than anything else. It's also possible that a few of the processes I had scripted take longer than others so they require more time even though I have sped them up.
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