14.12.12 - Editing Process Continued

3. What went well during editing?

The time in which the music video was completed. Due to the in depth detail during the planning process I was able to easily and efficiently arrange the clips on to the time line. The most successful part of the editing was the quantity of material which I had to work with during the editing process as I was able the cut clips to the length which I desired using the razor blade tool.

4. What have been your biggest hurdles whilst editing?

The lip syncing. As I found it difficult to begin with but as I progressed during the editing process I found it slightly easier to use. However I still found it hard to use and I am not completely confident at it.

14.12.12 - Editing Process Continued

2. What are the 3 most important decisions you have made whilst editing?

1. Editing on the beat. The edits are more successful on the beat however through the narrative perspective I had to decide when and when not to edit on the beat because due to the narrative the artist is slowly losing herself because of her lovers bad influence the edits doesn't always come on the beat.

2. Choice of lip syncing. My original storyboard was heavily influenced by the narrative, from feedback I received I needed more lip syncing to emphasise the following of conventions by having multiple close ups of the artist to allow the audience to become more familiar with the up and coming artist.

3. Video transitions. Once the clips were located in the right section of the song and in order of narrative appearance, I had to decide on the type of video transition. I used the trial and error method to decide upon the video transition I would use as this was significant to the successful encoding the romantic genre, to allow the audience the perfect reading of the music video.

14.12.12 - Editing Process

1. Describe how you have tackled the editing process?

From the storyboard I was able to arrange the clips in order of appearance in the effects screen before dragging each clip on to the time line. Whilst filming I allowed the clips to continue on for longer than was needed because from the Foundation Portfolio I have learnt that it easier to have too much material rather than too little. To complete the music video I decided to work from the beginning and work till the end of the song. Once I had edited all the clips into place I received feedback to develop my music video through the use of jump cuts - this I have learnt is a more common editing technique in music videos, along with the fade dissolve in the video transitions, rather than allowing the clip to go on for too long. I have found the editing process slightly challenging because I had to get used to the software once more but also because it was a different genre of media we are creating in this Advanced project I have learnt about the different editing techniques used in a music video which differ from the editing techniques used in a film title sequence.

I used the crop tool to create a split screen - to emphasise the male antagonists actions and to increase the build up to the dramatic ending of the music video

21.11.12 - Rough Cuts and Extra Filming

After importing all of the clips to Final Cut Express, I was able to identify the areas of the music video which were missing. One of the sections which needs to be filmed is the lip syncing sections from the filming which I had already done the quantity of lip syncing I felt was not enough and from this I have arranged another day of filming on the 22nd November with only the artist. To create a successful lip sync in Final Cut Express I will need to film the whole of the song multiple times with a range of shots, angles and locations.

As the editing process continues I have been able to order all the of the clips in order of how they appear in the song so far, what I must be aware of is not having the shorter clips on the video 1 timeline on Final Cut Express as this timeline is for the lip synced clips. In today's lesson we were given a lip syncing tutorial and were able to use a country song called: "You Wanna What" to practise lip syncing the clips to the music.

Re Equipment

Hi Ellen,
Will have booked equipment ready for you.
Mrs Excell

Equipment

Hi Ellen, Have booked equipment for you to pick up on Friday. I will have it ready at 3.15 unless you let me know you want it earlier.
Mrs Excell

6.11.12 - Reviewing the Filming Process

During the half term I had organised a total of 2 days filming - the 29th and 30th November, however due to the quantity of how much needed to be filmed we were unable to complete everything in those todays. Thankfully I was able to organise another evening of filming on Friday 2nd November, where we were able to film the bonfire scene as well as the lip syncing section of the song.

Since all the filming is done at this point, in class I am now beginning the editing process. I will be using the programme Final Cut Express. The editing will begin with rearranging everything in order on the timeline. From this filming shoot I have been able to collect around 30 minutes of material. When I have been able to sort out all of the clips I will decide whether another filming shoot needs to be arranged during the christmas holidays.

During the filming shoot I did not face many difficulties, there were 2 main problems. The first problem was that the surfaces which I was filming on were unstable for the dolly, so in the shot list which I had organised some of the areas which I had specified using a dolly had to be altered; although I was still able to use the dolly during the second verse - where the boyfriend misses a date and leaves the artist (Corrina Suri) waiting in the cold. Another problem was the weather because of the clocks changing it got a lot faster than I had assumed which was the reasoning behind having an extra day filming.