Editing begins....

Today we've begun cutting down our piece.

We've started listening to the interview portions with Mr Grocott in ernest and selecting 'sound bytes' that we think we'd like to include as well as the interview with his wife Anne.

We've decided to begin our piece, possibly, by using the visual sequences we have of the old printing press in action.  It's very striking visually and the sound came out really nicely.  Apart from immediately capturing the audiences interest it also offers a nice segway into the historical side of our piece, gradually evolving from the start of the Grocott's family in Grahamstown, to Jeff still living here today, the man behind the family name.

We've edited our footage into sequences where possible and have cut down our sound bytes.  We were hoping to begin working on our piece according to the plan we've sketched out but are waiting until we can get some help tomorrow on adjusting the colour and sound levels on some of our pictures where we're experiencing problems.  We've also briefly outlined our presentation to the photojournalism and radio students we're meeting with tomorrow.