Editing an All-Female Murder Mystery Mini-Series // VLOG 005 pt 1

What happens when an all-female cast AND crew creates a murder-mystery mini-series from scratch… and then hands every single episode to one self-taught editor (hi, that’s me 👋🏽)?

Welcome to my deep dive into editing GIRL DINNER, an 8-episode vertical murder mystery told from seven different perspectives. No men on set. No men in post. Just women making magic, solving problems, and fighting Frame.io downloads at 6 a.m. :-(

In Part 1 of this two-part vlog, I walk you through
• the late-night chaos
• relinking madness featuring Final Cut Pro & Frame.io
• Wetransfer saves
• why accountability is both a blessing and a jump scare
• navigating deadlines with a full post-production team
• editing the same scene seven different ways
• and sacrificing my gym time for color notes, sound notes, and organizational survival 😭💪🏽

This was my first time working with a full post-production pipeline, sound mixing, color grading, XML exports, separated audio channels, the whole shebang. Shoutout to the crew for trusting me to bring this wild ride to life.

Oh! and somewhere in between all that, your girl actually left the house, met new people, and accidentally found her inner social butterfly 🦋

If you’re a self-taught editor, indie filmmaker, or someone who just loves seeing the behind-the-scenes grind, this vlog is for you.

Products Used:
‪@CanonUSA‬
‪@SonyAlphaUniverse‬
‪@DJI‬
‪@hollylandtech‬

🔥 PART 2 drops next week, where we head to LA for the screening, meet the team in person, and finally watch this thing come to life.

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✨ And tell me how YOU stay organized when editing multi-perspective stories… because babyyyy this one tested my brain cells.

See you in Part 2.
Peace ✌🏽

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:40 - Footage first look
00:05:00 - Official day 1 of editing
00:05:25 - Waiting for notes from dir
00:10:25 - Editors cut complete!
00:13:00 - Wellness Walk Social Butterfly
00:15:45 - Dept Deliverables
00:20:00 - 6 of 8 episodes Picture lock
00:22:25 - Much needed break
00:24:25 - Recording my voice over
00:27:38 - Editing the trailer
00:28:00 - ALMOST DONE
00:29:40 - Screening prep!
00:31:30 - Outro- Watch part 2 of this vlog!