Because of the previous problems we'd encountered, the editing process took considerably longer than expected. The footage we had shot was much more basic that the footage we'd hoped to shoot, and the script had to be adjusted to fit the video on screen. Fortunately we had enough footage to make the entire documentary, and we didn't have to go out and capture more footage or anything like that.
Farai would be the one editing this one, despite the fact that he had only used the program maybe once or twice before. However, once he understood the basic principles of using the program, the editing was a fairly quick process. The only problem we encountered in the editing was that, for some odd reason, the images the others had taken on their phones would appear upside down. The process we used to turn them the right way around was fairly inconvenient, so we eventually ended up just not using as many stills as we had originally planned.
Due to the problems we'd had with filming, we were very much pressed for time, and as the deadline approached, we ended up rushing the final product. This gave it a very rough feel, something that wouldn't have happened if we'd perhaps managed our time a little better than we had done.
The documentary was eventually finished on time, and the entire process did teach me some valuable skills I'd need if we were to make any progress in the future, including time management and methods of pre-production planning.
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