Process of Making Music Video
Throughout the process of making this music video, I had to confront various issues with producing and editing, however, I took steps to resolve these.
The first section I chose to film was one which included the majority of characters within the same location out of convenience of their time, conscious that their support for my coursework needed to be efficient and not interfering with their free time. As a form of payment for their help with my own limited finances, I compensated each actor throughout the music video with free travel fare and a McDonald's lunch.
(Insert Lunch Image)
Some sections of the music video required re-shooting, unfortunately, due to the bad quality of the camera I had bought; the first re-shoot was of the 'Grady Twins'. What was originally filmed in a university students' house in Brighton was later re-filmed in an eerie, rural area in combination with a local park. By choosing to use a phone to film, the outcome appeared much better quality.
(Side-by-side comparison of footage quality)
To edit my music video I used editing software including Abobe Premiere Pro (to add visual effects and create transitions between shots) and iMovie (to collate each individually edited scene).
With more scenes needing to be filmed, I used sections of my storyboard to blank out shots which were soon to be filmed. For example, for the establishing scene of the characters being ejected from the nightclub, at the time I had only organised footage with the bouncer. However, I edited it so that I included the reactions of this character, while leaving room to easily insert the others' at a later date. This meant that despite the limited availability of the actors, I could focus on working with pre-recorded segments which would not rely on having everything prepared though forming a similar effect.
After producing a rough first edit I encountered technical issues with exporting my music video; however, this was luckily resolved by cutting sections of the music video and assembling it outside of the main software I was using (Adobe Premiere Pro).
(Insert Error Message)
One of the first things I tackled was the walk-away transition with knowledge that this element was going to be the most time-consuming. I researched effective ways to approach this technique and eventually produced a smooth effect between shots:
(Insert Video Clip)
Something else which was originally going to be an obstacle was the inconsistent lighting being that the different shoots were filmed at different times of the day to fit the availability of the characters. Without employing filters and other editing elements, I would have encountered damaging issues with continuity. However, useful YouTube tutorials taught me how to nullify this problem by balancing the lighting in each shot, and thereby producing a largely consistent music video.
While editing the music video, I simultaneously created a behind-the-scenes video to feature on the website to give the consumers insight into the production of 'Let's Dance To Joy Division'. Although I had filmed a substantial amount during all of the video-shoots, I decided to approach it with fast-paced editing in order to produce something mimetic of a music video teaser.
The first section I chose to film was one which included the majority of characters within the same location out of convenience of their time, conscious that their support for my coursework needed to be efficient and not interfering with their free time. As a form of payment for their help with my own limited finances, I compensated each actor throughout the music video with free travel fare and a McDonald's lunch.
(Insert Lunch Image)
Some sections of the music video required re-shooting, unfortunately, due to the bad quality of the camera I had bought; the first re-shoot was of the 'Grady Twins'. What was originally filmed in a university students' house in Brighton was later re-filmed in an eerie, rural area in combination with a local park. By choosing to use a phone to film, the outcome appeared much better quality.
(Side-by-side comparison of footage quality)
To edit my music video I used editing software including Abobe Premiere Pro (to add visual effects and create transitions between shots) and iMovie (to collate each individually edited scene).
With more scenes needing to be filmed, I used sections of my storyboard to blank out shots which were soon to be filmed. For example, for the establishing scene of the characters being ejected from the nightclub, at the time I had only organised footage with the bouncer. However, I edited it so that I included the reactions of this character, while leaving room to easily insert the others' at a later date. This meant that despite the limited availability of the actors, I could focus on working with pre-recorded segments which would not rely on having everything prepared though forming a similar effect.
After producing a rough first edit I encountered technical issues with exporting my music video; however, this was luckily resolved by cutting sections of the music video and assembling it outside of the main software I was using (Adobe Premiere Pro).
(Insert Error Message)
One of the first things I tackled was the walk-away transition with knowledge that this element was going to be the most time-consuming. I researched effective ways to approach this technique and eventually produced a smooth effect between shots:
(Insert Video Clip)
Something else which was originally going to be an obstacle was the inconsistent lighting being that the different shoots were filmed at different times of the day to fit the availability of the characters. Without employing filters and other editing elements, I would have encountered damaging issues with continuity. However, useful YouTube tutorials taught me how to nullify this problem by balancing the lighting in each shot, and thereby producing a largely consistent music video.
While editing the music video, I simultaneously created a behind-the-scenes video to feature on the website to give the consumers insight into the production of 'Let's Dance To Joy Division'. Although I had filmed a substantial amount during all of the video-shoots, I decided to approach it with fast-paced editing in order to produce something mimetic of a music video teaser.
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