Editing Music Video

Following the success of the first shoot day, we went up to the editing suite and started putting together what would be our first performance cut.

We ran through our rushes to have an idea of the shots we filmed that day:

We knew that we only had half of the footage that will be in the music video, so we decided to make a full video as if it were the final cut so that we could get ahead of ourselves and save time. This would mean that after Monday's shoot, we could then incorporate the other sets into the video such as the dance and Genny's second set.

We began by digitalising the clapper-board and putting it on the time line. By matching the clapper-board time on each shot with the clapper-board time on the timeline, we were able to sync the footage to the track. 

To help us find the shots we wanted while editing, we re-named the shots to whatever the type of shot was e.g. Genny CU.

As we begun editing, we were quick to realise that we needed to adopt a fast-paced cutting style in order to keep up with the energy and intensity of the song. 

After today's editing session, we had managed to cut together around 20 seconds of the song. It doesn't sound like a lot but even we were surprised by the amount of time it took for a few seconds of footage. 

The difficulty we faced was trying to find shots that were different each time because most shots were very similar and dark. However because of the other two sets, we knew that we could leave a few "dead shots" in the cut and then replace them after Monday's shoot.

We are very happy with our first performance cut and we feel as if we have done as much as possible with it. We may need to colour grade some shots due to the darkness of some of them but hopefully the dance and the second Genny set can provide alternative shots to use.