Now that we had a good first performance cut, it was time to add in all of the shots that we collected from Monday's pick-up shoot. We watched our performance cut one more time so that we could pick out any major issues or shots we didn't like and then change them.
At first it was very difficult to match the image to the lyrics because we didn't have a digital clapper to tell us the time frames. However, as we knew the song really well and we remembered the majority of what we filmed, we were able to find the shots we needed.
We started making notes on where we thought the best dance footage was so that we could add those bits into the moments where we thought the shots lacked character. We tried to edit into thirds so that each set had an equal amount of time on camera, however we knew that Genny would need slightly more time as she is our main artist.
As we were editing, we realised that despite adding in the dance, the shots still looked 'saggy' and was the weakest part of our video. We spent a lot of time running back over the footage to find more shots that we may have initially overlooked. The problem was that half of the shots didn't quite cut on the beat and the other half of the shots weren't quick enough. To solve the issue, we sped u some of the shots as well as replacing a couple and then we made sure that every shut was cut perfectly in time with the music. This resulted in very clean and smooth transitions, which helped make the video an easier watch.
Our beginning also had a few problems because we didn't have enough variety in our shots to cut between. Some of the shots would have been perfect to use, however because the lighting was so intense, we struggled to find focus.
Once we had finished editing and Ben felt happy, we grabbed a few people to be an audience and see what they thought and to come up with any changes they would personally make. The response was pretty positive except for a couple of people who mentioned that some of our video was too 'repetitive' and used too much flashing lights.
As Ben originally planned for the edit to be complete by mid- week and by the end of the week it wasn't fully finished, we decided to take a break from it and come back on Monday for our final edit.
At first it was very difficult to match the image to the lyrics because we didn't have a digital clapper to tell us the time frames. However, as we knew the song really well and we remembered the majority of what we filmed, we were able to find the shots we needed.
We started making notes on where we thought the best dance footage was so that we could add those bits into the moments where we thought the shots lacked character. We tried to edit into thirds so that each set had an equal amount of time on camera, however we knew that Genny would need slightly more time as she is our main artist.
As we were editing, we realised that despite adding in the dance, the shots still looked 'saggy' and was the weakest part of our video. We spent a lot of time running back over the footage to find more shots that we may have initially overlooked. The problem was that half of the shots didn't quite cut on the beat and the other half of the shots weren't quick enough. To solve the issue, we sped u some of the shots as well as replacing a couple and then we made sure that every shut was cut perfectly in time with the music. This resulted in very clean and smooth transitions, which helped make the video an easier watch.
Our beginning also had a few problems because we didn't have enough variety in our shots to cut between. Some of the shots would have been perfect to use, however because the lighting was so intense, we struggled to find focus.
Once we had finished editing and Ben felt happy, we grabbed a few people to be an audience and see what they thought and to come up with any changes they would personally make. The response was pretty positive except for a couple of people who mentioned that some of our video was too 'repetitive' and used too much flashing lights.
As Ben originally planned for the edit to be complete by mid- week and by the end of the week it wasn't fully finished, we decided to take a break from it and come back on Monday for our final edit.
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