The next cut I do will focus more on cutting parts that I couldn't cut, due to lack of skills/tools in the first cut. Some of the stuff I left in, because I like the humor, or because it's wrapped in relevant plot points. There are a few things that I'm going to cut, that the viewer will have to take for what it is, and fill in the backstory themselves. An example would be the Sam buying Bumblebee scene, which unless I can cut up (damned fiesta music all over the thing) effectively, I'm going to scrap entirely. Sam's dad tells him he's going to get him a car, later on Sam goes out in his new car. Pretty easy to fill in the story on that one.
The next cut I do will focus more on cutting parts that I couldn't cut, due to lack of skills/tools in the first cut. Some of the stuff I left in, because I like the humor, or because it's wrapped in relevant plot points. There are a few things that I'm going to cut, that the viewer will have to take for what it is, and fill in the backstory themselves. An example would be the Sam buying Bumblebee scene, which unless I can cut up (damned fiesta music all over the thing) effectively, I'm going to scrap entirely. Sam's dad tells him he's going to get him a car, later on Sam goes out in his new car. Pretty easy to fill in the story on that one.