It can be very frustrating and tests one's patience!
Yeah when we first started we would always say "we will video that later" and then never get it. Now we really have to slow down our hunting to make sure we get the shots to tell the story. That being said we don't recreate scenes. I may tell him to walk a certain direction but never recreate. There has been some times when we have been frustrated due to video taking too much work when we didn't want to. That being said it is worth it once you begin editing. I am getting really addicted to filming the hunts.
I would suggest that you look closely at any time you pan the camera and try to trim out the frames that show camera shake or are jerky. Don't trim anything if it is significant to the story line, but we aren't going to notice or miss one second of the elk walking or standing there and you will get a cleaner edit that doesn't distract the viewers eye. I realize I'm being nitpicky here, but I know you are looking to clean up the small details. Obviously, if it is an action shot where game is about to be shot at or has just been shot, running, etc., you can't and don't want to remove that for authenticity sake. But if you are just showing us wildlife, or b-roll it will help. Also, there are a few times where you have multiple shots of the same thing, (the mulie doe walking through and standing there, and the sunrise of day 5 (???), come to mind) I would suggest you pick the most compelling of the multiples and use only one shot. The viewer gets all of the story line and you are forced to share only the best, thus taking the overall quality to another level. If you are like me, it's hard to eliminate any video that is decent because getting good shots is so hard. It's like I want to show it all because I have an emotional connection to the moment and the effort. However, I'm learning that when I show a video, the audience doesn't have the same emotional connection and it's the compelling story telling and stunning shots that draw them in.
