Intro rough cut

Here is the first rough cut for the introduction of our documentary. At the moment it feels quite long and repetitive but I think that this is due to the soundtrack being in its most basic form. When the layers are added to the music, I feel that the intro will become more engaging. By starting to edit we can identify parts of the intro where the music could increase in tempo/drama. But i like the way the beats of the waltz will complement the cuts between shots. I feel that the shots used establishes the town very well which is accompanied by descriptions of the town both geographically and emotionally. The cutaways are working well to help explain what some characters are saying, the cutaway at 1 min 20 secs may look a bit too sunny, can we use a different shot??


We could consider short text at the start of the introduction in order to introduce Rjukan even clearer. Also the first shot feels a bit too long to start with, maybe I can use a smaller section of it and use the rest later when the townspeople are table about when they get the sun and their personal accounts with it.

Overall I feel like we have grasped the sense of a small community very well through the way i have edited it. The way that people finish each others sentences and all are talking about the same thing conveys this very well. The interchanging style between characters works very well and shows how important the sun is to them through how passionate they speak about its return.