People see the finished video. They don’t see the folders, the notes and the three versions that didn’t work. Here’s the process I follow for every vlog and documentary.
- Organise and log. Every clip goes into a folder by day and location, and I mark the moments that made me feel something.
- Paper edit. I write the story on paper first: beginning, turning point, ending.
- Rough cut. Story only, no music, no colour. If it works like this, it’ll work later.
- Music and sound. Natural sound first, then music to support it, never to cover it.
- Colour and titles. A consistent look so the whole channel feels like one journey.
