Here is the final cut of our music video.
We plan to post it on social networking sights to get constructive criticism's of it and to see what other peoople, who have not followed our project, think of it.
Many different filming sesstions were carried out to complete this and to get all the footage of what was needed. After we had filmed all we needed to, I then went through all of our footage and edited it all togetehr.
I tried to edit as I went along so it wasn't all left down to the last minute. This really helped me edit it as it also meant that we coule correct filming errors as we went along and refilmed things. I did all the editing in Serif Movie Plus because it gives alot of editing options that other programmes such a Windows Movie Maker do not.
Here is the final edited film that I edited from footage from multiple shoots. This is only our first draft but it has helped us decide what we still need to do and gives us a better idea on the strengths and weakness's of our video.
After finishing this final cut we sat down as a group and combined with the input of our teacher we have come up with the following strengths and weakness's.
Weakness's
- It appears she is walking to much. We need to try to make it seem as she is walking for a purpose. The purpose is of course to get to the field and perform the last section of the song. But this does not come across very well.
- At the first section of our music video where she is singing into the camera it does not give the right feel we were going for. We aimed to make it seem as she is singing aimlessly, almost mumbling but it is very clear she is singing out and performing. Because of this we will re-film but from a slightly different angle so that the camera is further behind her but can still see her lips moving.
- In the intro when the film cuts between close ups of flowers. It works well but when it starts to cut between the waterfall we see the same effect and it starts to become tedious. Because of this we will try to find something else to be here
-Since filming the dancers we have really sat down and worked out how to film them properly. This includes almost filming move by move to make sure we get good cuts. This has all steamed from the poor quality of the filming we currently have of them.
- We also need to think about introducing the dancers earlier in the video to make them fit better, we are considering seeing them physically bump into the lead.
- In the final section of the video we see the lead singing into the camera. This is framed completely wrong and will need to rethought.
Strength's
- Good Continuity
- The shaking at the start of the music video and the clips of the everyday people link well.
- Rule of thirds used well throughout apart from final section.
- The introduction of color as the music volume increases is good.
-The tracking shot of the normal, everyday people works really well. It was filmed while being on a bus so we plan to alter the technique slightly so we can control how fast we go by using a car instead.
This is the first draft for our first section of the video. We still need to re-shoot at Hall Place but to get a better idea of where we're going I put this together as a first attempt.
After the first shoot at Erith Pier we decided we needed to go back and change things while re-shooting. We changed her clothes, her hair, her shoes, we made her make-up more bold and we brought a speaker so we could play the music to the song out loud during the lip-syncing shots. All four of us attended as we filming during the afternoon.
The camera we were using was Cannon Legria FS306. we used a tripod to help up get a steady shot. A advantage of this tripod is that you can turn it around gentle to gain a smoother pan shot.
This is the outfit we can see her in. We kept the same dress but removed the coat as well as adding the hat. We also changed the shoes and restyled the hair.
It was a freezing cold day but Katie managed to power through in just a summer dress and two pairs of clear tights. We would set up the shots with her in a coat and scarf and then get her to take it off just as we start to film. As soon as that take was done we would then wrap her back up again.
During the sections of filming where Katie was supposed to be lip syncing I had to stand behind her, just out of shot, with my iPod playing the song out loud so that we could fit the song to her lips easier. You can see this in the Gif on the left. You can also see me holding her coat for when we finish the shot so she can warm up as quickly as possible.
This is the first bits of filming on Erith Pier. These kind of clips will go at the start of the music video, during the first verse. I was unable to attend the filming due to a work commitment but together Hannah, Katie and Danielle used a number of different techniques, such as the rule of thirds and the golden hour filming.
After I edited these clips we got together as a group and reviewed the footage. We have seen a number of improvements we need to take into account when filming next. These are:
- We need Katie (the model) to walk slower.
- We are changing the clothing she is wearing. We think the coat is to heavy and goes against the mood we are trying to create. Further more we think we need to look over what shoes to have her in, her current shoes are black thick boots and it again goes against the mood we are striving for.
- We are also going to try out other methods to pan as the way we are currently using does not work very well as it is bumpy and jumpy.
- Also from edited the pieces I have discovered that we require her to sing along to the music when we want to lip-sync. This is so that her lips move in time perfectly with the music.
Having had our first bits of filming to play around with I started to play around while editing them. I have then arranged them into different sections so we could each easily write about them.
Section A - Animal Life.
These animal shots were taken in Hall Place. Due to the environment most of the wildlife consists of water birds such a geese. The clips by the river are very shaky as we forgot to bring the tripod. However, we can still see potential in these to be used during the first half of the video. While I was editing these pieces I noticed that just cutting from clip to clip was often harsh on the eye and so added in fades. However, we do not plan to use fades in our final piece. Because of this I think its important to clearly think out the layout of each clip so it is not such a big jump from one clip to another. My favorite clip in this section is of the birds flying, but to be able to sue this kind of shot in our music video we would have to be careful of the surroundings as in this clip we have a lamppost come into shot which we would not want in the final cut.
Section B - Leaves.
This is a short sequence about how we could assemble our different clips and angles within our music video. While filming we shot this single action of dropping a leaf many times from many different angles and here i have tried to utilize that as best as i can to show the journey of the leaf. This kind of clip would fit nicely into the middle and ending section of our video.
Section C - Hugging.
Similarly to Section B, we filmed this actin of hugging from many different angles and I have carefully selected which angle to go in what order so that ti appears the camera is moving around the couple and slowly getting further away from them. You will also notice that on the final transition I have created a fade. I did this to show that time has passed since the last clip, as a way of explaining why they have moved from a rather still position on the bench to a more animated motion of walking away form the camera. This kind of clip would be used within the first section of our music video.
Section D - Every Day People
This section was hard to shot as we tried to do it with people knowing we were filming them as they would act different. The first clip is of a man shutting down his shop. We thought this important to film as it is a every day activity that you wouldn't normally notice. Next is a man briskly walking along the road in a leather jacket with his hands tucked in the pockets. We thought this would be a good idea to film as it leaves you wondering why he is in a hurry and if he is cold which will add to the melancholy feel of our music video.
This is a Vlog of our first ever day filming. Many issues occurred during the day but we did our best to carry on, the video follows us around and shows examples of shots we have taken. There will be another video uploaded at a later date where the footage we got has been edited and would be ready to go into our music video if we choose to use it.
On the day myself, Katie and Hannah were present as Danielle was busy.
