Filming Day 9 Analysis

The Editing Process.

Personally I feel the editing process is going well as I feel all of our shots are coming together nicely and hope it continues in this fashion until the end of the filming and editing process. In our video we are trying to use as much as technical edits as possible without the video itself looking cheesy and unattractive. As me and Shazray are the most experience with the editing and are most comfortable using the software Final Cut Pro we have decided a numerous amount of times to meet outside the lesson for more editing which is then reviewed by the rest of the group 14 members to see if they approve of what we have done and if it can be improved in anyway. Most importantly when we enter any effect or slide, wipes ECT we get approval from the our teachers and get there opinion as they are the most experienced in this sector. Personally I enjoy editing as you get to put all the clips from the long filming days together and try to make our Music video memorable and effective which gives me a buzz to edit for a whole 9-5pm day without getting bored. At times editing can be frustrating as sometimes your footage may not reach your requirements which can force you to re-film certain parts. For example when we 1st filmed the opening argument scene with Shazray and Mariama when we imported the footage into Final Cut Pro we had a MASSIVE problem with the lighting which then forced us to go and re-film that whole sequence which was stressful but in the end definitely worth it.

Feedback from our rough cut

So now that we have published out rough cut, feedback is needed. Overall, my response to group 14's music video ofr Devlin ft Yazmin-Runaway was very positive and only a few changes were a need to be changed and some things need to be added.

Few changes to be made :

• Can hear Denzel voice at the beginning, his voice needs to be muted
• The shot of Shazray leaving the house include the lighting stand, can that be erased out of the shot or the shot deleted?
• Wheres the chorus part ? Or is it suppose to be like that?

Things that needs to be added:

• The rest of the song
• The chorus part
• Some of the transitions need to be altered

So like i said, not many things that we need to have a heart attack about, im sure group 14 will be done before the dealine :P

Reaction To RoughCut

Well, the rough cut we uploaded had a few problems which we sorted out straight after reviewing it on the blog and a numerous amount of things have been changed and you will see that in out final video. The negatives in the rough cut is that you hear the recorded footage voices in the video which we addressed immediately. Also in the video there are a minimal amount base tracks used which again was addressed when editing, we also felt in our rough cut there are a lack of camera shots and the video looks very static apart from the main narrative story line we I felt we portrayed well in our rough cut with the use of edits but I personally feel that can be tightened to perfection. On the positive side I feel the some of the edits that are used in the duration of that small clip are effective for example the use of additive dissolves and cross dissolves which are very effective when moving to and from the narrative. Early on in the clip as you see the whole narrative is fasted forward to show the argument but when it gets to a vital point in the story the whole clip is shown in slow motion to emphasize on what the performer played by Shazray has done and why it plays a big part in him leaving the house. The way we have edited the video is that video will go back and fourth from the narrative and to the performer (Me and Yasmin) on the fourth beat as it seems like an sort of explosion in the beat and we thought it was a perfect place to go back to the story with whilst you still have the Artist reciting the lyrics. In conclusion I feel the rough cut needs a lot of improvement and this will only be done if the group put in a real team effort to get this done before our deadline, I feel as a group 14 member we can do this to make our video the quality we want it to be before our deadline in the coming week. :)

New Performer! (As Yasmin)

After reviewing the footage of our previous Yasmin, the group decided the footage we had did not reflect the mood of video we wanted to create so felt it was a must we changed the performer and luckily we found the right performer to do this for us. When reviewing the footage of our previous Yasmin we felt the footage was very dull and the movement was static we also felt the mis en scene was a huge problem as she did not look like the hip, young and stylish performer we needed for this video. After deep consideration we felt we choose the right girl for Yasmin as she was not camera shy, dressed the part and was incredibly attractive. When we 1st came together with our new performer it was vital we got the outfit and mis en scene right as this plays a big part into how she performed. One thing I have scene in previous high quality video's are the female Artist in almost every video I've watched is that they were a bright lipstick as that gives a huge amount of information on there personality and makes the lip-sync ever so on point as the pronunciation of every word looks all the more articulated compared to as if she was not wearing any so that for us was a bonus for that to be implied in our video. Another thing I have previously seen in Music video's are the Females in LEATHER! jackets which look smart,stylish and casual all in one go, which was the image we definitely wanted to portray our Yasmin. Last but not least was the jewellery which I brought different types in myself and as a group we chose which one will suit our Artist the most and went with her outfit. I personally feel the jewellery gives the Artist personality as well as showing her style with the latest trends in fashion.

Filming Day 8 - Analysis

BRILLIANT! I really enjoyed this day of filming as we set out before hand what we wanted and we got that as soon as we got to our location and the important thing was the filming day was short and sweet because most shots were one takes and done in perfection and hopefully that reflects in our final video. We wanted to at least 4-5 base tracks from our new performer played by Kudiwa (Yasmin) from different angles and in different near by locations and I felt we accomplished that the 1st most important shot we wanted to get out of the way was the close up! Previously we have been told this shot is not used as often as it would like to be seen by examiners so thought it was vital we done this 1st then move on to the more technical shots. The base track of the close-up was very successful and as me and Shazray were the only members of the group there for this days of filming we watched this footage and were very satisfied with the footage we retained. We then moved on to more distant shots for example the medium close ups which were again also excellent, one thing we done on the set of this filming day was set the mood and made our performer very comfortable so me and Shazray behind camera almost performed with our Yasmin to make her feel at ease and for her to not to hold back any mannarisms for example smiles, hand movements or dances which makes the shot look more warmer and attractive when the audience see the performer is not in least one bit shy. One base track we got and was creative was getting both Artists in one shot reciting the lyrics showing there relationship and telling the story which was clever as this is used in top quality Music videos. All in all I was proud of our filming on this day and felt the footage will really look good when it comes to editing it with our story.

Filming Day 8 Pics