Breath, Care & Connection: The Marcie and Scott Story

Video Editor

Project Type: Patient Story / Public Health Video / Documentary-Style Healthcare Storytelling
Format: 16:9 Video
Length: Approx. 4:58
Editing Platform: Adobe Premiere Pro
Core Focus: Patient experience, caregiving, resilience, respiratory health, public health storytelling

PROJECT OVERVIEW

The Breath, Care & Connection: The Marcie and Scott Story is a documentary-style patient story centered on the emotional, personal, and practical realities of living through a serious health experience and the caregiving relationship that follows. The video follows Marcie and Scott through a mix of interview footage, family photos, everyday home moments, outdoor b-roll, visual text cards, and intimate lifestyle imagery.

The story is built around the idea of “breath” — both as a physical necessity and as a symbol of life, care, vulnerability, and resilience. Through personal testimony and carefully selected visuals, the video explores how illness can affect not only the patient, but also the spouse, caregiver, family, and daily routines surrounding them.

The final piece blends public health messaging with human-centered storytelling, making the subject matter feel accessible, emotional, and grounded in lived experience.

PROJECT PURPOSE

The purpose of the video was to communicate a health-related story in a way that felt personal, respectful, and informative. Rather than presenting the topic only through facts or medical language, the piece uses a patient-and-caregiver narrative to show the real-life impact of illness, recovery, and ongoing care.

Present a clear and emotionally engaging patient/caregiver story.
Balance public health messaging with personal lived experience.
Use interviews, testimonials, archival photos, and b-roll to build narrative depth.
Maintain a culturally responsive and non-stigmatizing tone.
Make the content accessible through captions, clean structure, strong audio, and polished editing.
Deliver a final video that could work across digital, social, and stakeholder-facing platforms.

MY ROLE AS VIDEO EDITOR

As the Video Editor, I shaped the story from raw footage into a cohesive final video. My role required both technical editing skills and editorial judgment — selecting the strongest material, building an emotional arc, maintaining continuity, and ensuring the final piece aligned with public health messaging goals.

I worked in Adobe Premiere Pro to review footage, build assemblies, edit interviews and b-roll, incorporate feedback, add captions and graphics, polish audio and color, and prepare final exports. This project required more than simply cutting clips together. It required understanding the emotional weight of the story, protecting the dignity of the subjects, and making careful editorial choices about pacing, tone, representation, and clarity.

Reviewed, organized, and selected raw footage.
Built shot list based on scene value, continuity, and message alignment.
Edited interviews, testimonials, and B-roll into cohesive rough cuts and final cuts.
Incorporated client feedback through multiple revisions.
Added captions, graphics, and audio enhancements for accessibility and clarity.

Applied color correction, color grading, and audio mixing.
Managed and organized media assets, projects, and backups.
Ensured a culturally responsive and non-stigmatizing representation.
Delivered final exports for digital, social, and client platforms.

EDITORIAL APPROACH

The edit was shaped around a human-first storytelling approach. The video needed to feel intimate and personal while still communicating broader public health themes.
My editorial approach focused on:

Building a clear story arc from introduction to reflection.
Using interview soundbites to guide the emotional structure.
Supporting key moments with family photos, home footage, outdoor b-roll, and visual text.
Preserving the dignity and authenticity of the patient and caregiver.
Avoiding overly sensational or stigmatizing framing.
Keeping the pacing thoughtful, emotional, and accessible.
Making the final video feel polished while still personal and real.

THE EDITORIAL PROCESS

Footage Review & Story Selection

Reviewed, organized, and selected raw footage.
Built shot lists based on scene value, continuity, and message alignment.
Identified interview moments that carried the strongest emotional and informational weight.
Organized b-roll and supporting visuals to match the story’s progression.
Selected family photos and lifestyle moments that added intimacy and context.
Helped shape the video around distinctive, character-driven storytelling.

2. Editing & Story Assembly

Edited interviews, testimonials, and b-roll into a cohesive narrative.
Built rough cuts, fine cuts, and final cuts in Adobe Premiere Pro.
Trimmed, sequenced, and assembled footage for emotional pacing and continuity.
Balanced personal storytelling with public health messaging.
Created a structure that could support both short-form and long-form viewing needs.
Worked through multiple revisions based on stakeholder and Design Director feedback.
Managed versioning and delivery according to client, brand, and platform specifications.

3. Visual Storytelling & Motion Graphics

Added captions to improve accessibility and viewer comprehension.
Created title designs and motion graphics to elevate the final piece.
Used b-roll to support key emotional and informational beats.
Integrated archival/family imagery to add personal history and context.
Supported visual effects and compositing needs under senior editorial guidance.
Worked with the creative lead and art director to shape content across platforms.
Ensured graphics, captions, and visual treatments aligned with brand standards.

4. Audio, Color & Finishing

Applied color correction to balance shots across interviews and b-roll.
Used color grading to create a consistent visual tone.
Performed audio enhancements and audio leveling.
Supported sound clarity for interviews and spoken-word sections.
Ensured the final video felt cohesive across different visual sources.
Exported and encoded final videos in platform-appropriate formats, aspect ratios, and codecs.

5. Collaboration & Feedback Process

Worked with creative leads, art directors, producers, and subject matter experts.
Collaborated with the team on scripting, story development, producing, and fact-checking.
Incorporated stakeholder and Design Director feedback through multiple revisions.
Managed revisions, versioning, exports, and delivery.
Kept project files organized across shared drives and cloud platforms.
Troubleshot common post-production issues when needed.
Supported rapid-response editing needs for timely public health communications.

6. Workflow & Technical Execution

Imported, transcoded, synced, and organized raw footage and assets.
Maintained clear timelines and labeling systems.
Built string-outs and rough assemblies.
Organized project files, media assets, and backups.
Managed storage workflows across shared drives and cloud platforms.
Exported and encoded final videos for social and digital platforms.
Stayed current on editing tools, platform requirements, and content best practices.

PROJECT IMPACT

This project strengthened my ability to edit emotionally sensitive, human-centered video content with both editorial judgment and technical precision. I helped transform raw interviews, testimonials, family imagery, and b-roll into a polished patient/caregiver story that communicated resilience, care, and public health awareness.

The project also demonstrates my ability to work across teams, manage revisions, meet deadlines, and deliver polished video content that is accessible, brand-aligned, and audience-focused.