ACCOUNT OF EDITING PART 1

After three long days of filing in the different locations, the next step in completing our music video was to edit the footage gathered on the camera. During our shoot days we film over 300 individual clips, some useful and some not but the most challenging thing was going through each clip and working out which ones to keep and discard which took and awful amount of time, this however made sure we had the best footage available  to put into video and make it the best we could, we did however keep some clips that were similar and at the highest quality possible to compare how they fitted in with the rest of the clips either side of it. Finally we did take extra shots for our film but those parts never the cut as we realised the film would become long winded and slightly boring for the viewer. However i did include some timelapses  which i shot on my Mobile device to add some effect to our project.

The first task we carried out was putting together our introduction with the song playing building up to where the lyrics commence. This involves many small and snappy shots which took a bit of time to get right. The first shot However was a bit of a hassle as it required a lot of movement and shaping due to the fact it was 3 shots in one. I used many effects Premiere pro hopping to get the best outcome.

As a group we also came to a conclusion that it was better that we made the whole video black and white which meant researching and understanding how to adjust our clips normal to black and white.

The next stage was tackling the Green-screen which was behind us in the shots filmed in the studio in school. We tried tested many background including white canvas and real life studios however we not come to a final conclusion as what will be used but this we be decided very soon. We did however put the shots that need the green screen in to place so it leaves us with little to do when it comes to final checks and run throughs.

The next process in putting our music video together was editing the time lapses. Due to me filming it a smartphone i had to editing it in a way which would make it compatible with the rest of the video which took quite a long time in finding the right position and balance.

The final part that i have completed so far is adding in some shots from the theatre and making sure that that speech lines up perfectly with the actual song so it is a timeless blend of mouthing the words and the lyrics.