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First Pass Edit: MR250 - Fire Arrows

Added 2019-12-28 00:41:42 +0000 UTC

This FPE has a runtime of 45:35, only 26.0% of our footage was used in the episode.

Edited Episode: youtu.be/BKSSxWBOTN8
FPE Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp0X6DVFEcil7oLxZ67SsMp5rGkGb8fn

A pretty standard entry coming off the legwork of the animal fat torches video, with some interesting limitations on the back half.

We stuck with the dark cavernous lighting setup from the torches video, but after crafting the arrows, we all took a break for our quarterly company meeting. Once the meeting was done, we weren't sure if we would have time to finish this episode that day, since the sun was in the process of setting. We decided to just book it and make the demo happen in the last moments of daylight. Because of this, we only used two cameras: one as a roaming camera, which John operated, and a wide high speed shot for the final payoff, which I overlooked (from a safe distance).

This limitation let us be quite light on our feet and keep things dynamic, but certainly we had less coverage than we might otherwise have had. I think our strategic placement of cameras gave us plenty to work with and we got the point across, but it's always a little scary saying, "No, we don't need the extra angles, this will be enough for what we're conveying. Let's go."

Brandt H. -- editor, camera operator