Making Changes With The Video

From editing my Music Video, I found that their was a couple of clips that needed to removed or edited because they were either out of focus or did not flow nicely with the continuity editing. I decided to add shorter clips because I felt like some of the clips were too long which could lead to the audience getting bored quickly.

My aim to improve my music video is too add more cutaways to make the continuity flow better and so there are is different scene instead of footage that has the same shot/angle.

Editing Music

The music that I am using in my Music Video is way too long (roughly 4:00). My aim was to cut the song down to a maximum of 3:00. To achieve this, I used Adobe Audition. To cut down the song I highlighted the part I wanted to cut down (for me was the last 40-50 seconds). When I highlighted the the part I wanted to get rid of, I simply pressed delete. 

After that, I saved it as a MP3 file. When I opened it up in Premier Pro, I dragged the file into it. By having it in Adobe Premier Pro I was able to fade out the ending by putting a fade effect on it. 

Photos From Filming My Music Video Part 2

This is the photographs from each shot in my music video footage. I really like how I have stayed within my storyboard but have added extra scenes/shots to fill up the time and make the video flow more. I feel like I have stuck to my storyboard very well as I found that the Narrative fit well within the location and the music (Joan Lynch). 

Editing On Adobe Premier Pro

Today I did some editing on my Music Video and the main tools I used was the razor tool that is on the little tool bar between the footage and the editing section on the bottom half of the screen. The razor tool is one of the best tools when cutting off bits of footage I didn't want so my video can flow a better or if a certain bit of a clip isn't as good as I wanted but there is a good bit there where I can keep it. 

I have also shown how I have unlinked the sound from the footage and the clip itself. I have done this because I don't need any sound from the footage because I haven't got any lip syncing in my footage because my video is a Narrative video so I do not need to match the lip syncing with the song so I can delete any sound that is on the footage.

Photos From Filming Music Video Part 1

                                   

                               

I have took some photographs of the first minute roughly. I have used these photographs that are still images that I have screened shotted from my footage because it shows that I have followed my storyboard and the ideas that I have had in my head. I really like how the footage came out in this part because it gives a good concept of Narrative as it is clear that is all about the girl and she is the main focus but the location adds that feel of Autumn to it. 

Test Shoot

I have done a test shoot on what sort of shoots I want to do for my actual Music Video. I used shots to establish the setting such as trees and the church.
I used a lot of close ups on the feet, hands and face. This created a soft feeling but it gives the audience the feeling of getting to know the girl from looking at her features.
To get a good perspective of how my video will possibly look or similar, I even put my actress in similar clothes that she will be wearing like the Parker coat and Tartan Scarf.
For the first clip of the trees and lamppost, I slowed the footage down to 80% because I think that an intro shouldn't be too fast at the beginning especially for the song I am deciding to use as it is quite a slow intro.