From the time we open our eyes, we live in a Steadicam form, and the only editing is when we talk about our lives or remember things.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I realized - and I am probably the last person in the world to realize this - that we live our lives with no editing.
I've puzzled over the difficulty that students have with editing, and I think I've identified its source: It's their self-talk. We all talk to ourselves, inside our heads. That's what consciousness is.
Our memories are convenient lies we create, cribbing images from others' experiences. We discard the personal specifics which don't conform to the ideal conventional beauty created by art directors and cinematographers.
It's amazing how, over time, a person's perspective can be altered.
You could say that it's in talking movies that inner life begins to appear. You can see things happen to the faces of people that were neither planned nor rehearsed.
With my YouTube videos, I used to edit a lot of my own videos, so I've gotten used to seeing myself on camera.
On the Web, we can be whoever we wish to be, editing the face we show to others in ways that aren't possible in physical space. We can also fine-tune the complexity and depth of our interactions and relationships.
Unfortunately, I am very aware of editing and I look at the monitor too much. Sometimes the monitor can become your worst enemy because you can, consciously or unconsciously, start editing yourself.
Editing is not a part of the filmmaking process I've ever been privy to as an actress.
I film quite a bit of footage, then edit. Changes before your eyes, things you can do and things you can't. My attitude is always 'let it keep rolling.'