Editing Blog for Music Video

          After I finished filming all of my clips I was ready to edit. I was so thrilled to see all of my footage come together into an amazing music video. To begin editing, my group and I first looked through all of the footage we filmed on our phones. I filmed many shots so I had to make sure we used the one that worked best. We selectively went through and chose all of the clips that we wanted to keep and use for the music video. We also trimmed all of the clips to ensure that it would be the correct length. After we chose all of the clips we exported them on to the computer. I saved them as downloads so that we would be able to import them into iMovie. I also exported the sound to iMovie so that it could be used for the background sound. Now all of the clips were on iMovie and I could begin to edit them on the computer.
          First, I went through and put all of the clips in the correct order. It was important that all of the clips are in the right place in order to match the music in the background. Without the clips, in the right order, the music video would not make any sense. Then, I added the music to the background to match it with all of the scenes. I started to cut the scenes more to match it with what was being said in the song. This was so extremely important. Without the scenes matching the music, the audience would be lost on what is happening and the message being portrayed. After this, I added all of the transitions for each scene. I wanted to allow the audience to see when there was a change in the scene. This is important in allowing the audience to interpret the message and tone of the music video.
          While editing, our original version of the music video was thirty seconds over the time limit. I had to discuss with my group which clips were not relevant to the overall video. We had to cut many clips out and shorten the length of most clips. It was difficult to cut these clips without messing up the coordination between the scenes and the song. Luckily, all of the clips came together and worked out perfectly with the song. At the end of the music video, we added a freeze-frame to the last clip to allow it to stop at all actors in midair while we were jumping. This pause led to the fade out to the black screen at the end of the music video to close everything out. The final thing we did to edit was going back and muting all of the scenes. Even though there was music playing in the background we wanted to be sure that none of the background noise could be heard. This concludes what I did with my group during the editing process of my music video.

Filming Process Blog

          After not being able to film on the day I had set in place, I felt let down. I was so excited to film, but unfortunately the weather canceled our plans of filming. Luckily, I used the time during the rainy weather to plan ahead of time for when I did film. This allowed me to be fully prepared for when my group and I would be able to film next. I joined a group call with all of the members in my group and we discussed when we were all available to film. We discussed many different days and finally we collectively chose a day that would work with all of our schedules. When the day finally came, I was so excited to film. I gathered all of the props I would use and refreshed myself on all of my notes on filming. I made sure my camera was charged and then carefully secured it in the bag. I also made sure the tripod was safely secured in its bag too in order to prevent any damage on the expensive equipment.

          After the many steps taken, I was finally ready to film. I arrived at the beach, which was the location my group and I planned to film at. I met up with my group members and we began to find the perfect location for the background of our first scene. We started to film the first scene which took place near the waves. I got lots of good footage of the waves and the actress. I also included many diegetic sounds which will really bring out the nature of the film. The next scene involved using a lifeguard stand. We made sure to get full permission from the lifeguard before filming this scene. After talking the the lifeguard he agreed that it was okay for us to film using the lifeguard tower. We shot this scene using the lifeguard tower as the background to signify the change in scenery of the music video from the ocean to the lifeguard tower.

          I made sure that we had lots of footage for each scene in case any of the scenes didn’t turn out okay. The next scene I shot was a scene with the pier in the background. I really wanted to show the beauty of the location we were filming at through all of the beautiful scenery. In the next scene I used  my GoPro to get some underwater footage of the marine life or just the ocean in general. This advanced technology really allows the film to come to life and add a pop to the music video. The next scene was a general shot in a car. This scene showed the actresses as a celebrity and also indicated a change in the mood and setting of the music video. The last scene I shot was a shot with all members of my group with the sunset in the background. This added a great ending to the music video because it portrayed happiness and excitement and created such a beautiful background for the scene. It also added a very important detail to the main message and theme of the music video that would allow the audience to better interpret the music video.