Jonathan “Wolfie” Wolf
Girl of 10K Lakes
The task? Take dozens of hours of footage - both interviews and b-roll - and cut a concise, 2-minute story about Jenny Anderson, also known as the Girl of 10,000 Lakes.
As an editor, I took the transcripts of the interviews and highlighted the best parts. Then I had to decide: what is the story about? What's the message this should leave viewers with when they finish watching? There was a lot to show and tell here.
The message? "Anyone can learn to enjoy the outdoors." Once I had this nailed down, it was a matter of trimming the fat, honing the words down so that everything focused on that message. This is the story of Jenny Anderson, a city girl who learned to hunt, fish, and spend her weekends in an RV enjoying the great outdoors.