I had to pepare myself for a different style of editing when it came to our documentary. Editing a documentary requires me to cut down from a ton of footage to the bare minimum with the most important and relevant information. Since during the interviews, we don’t know what the subject will exactly say so during the edit, one may have to put one sentence taken from one clip to another clip in order for it to make sense. In a short film or even frature film , where one has a script, it isn't required to do that. This is dealing with real life subjects, so an editor needs to, more than usual, connect with the story and bring out the best emotional bits to attract the audience emotionally.
The one important point I had in mind was to create a pattern during the edit. So for example, try to have an equal space between the interview shots and the b rolls. Not too expected, but sill creating a rhythm that an audience will expect. To me, for a documetary, one should try to keep the edit as simple as possible, so the story and narrative can shine through. However, this also depends on the style one is going for.
The one important point I had in mind was to create a pattern during the edit. So for example, try to have an equal space between the interview shots and the b rolls. Not too expected, but sill creating a rhythm that an audience will expect. To me, for a documetary, one should try to keep the edit as simple as possible, so the story and narrative can shine through. However, this also depends on the style one is going for.