This is the first rough edit of our music video so far. From looking at it, there are a number of shots and edits that we are very pleased with and think work well, but there are also a few that after playing it, we feel could be deleted and replaced with something better, or that need to be slightly changed.
After filming and capturing back our footage, there are a number of things that I have learnt, and will take note of for the future:
Firstly this is making sure that all unwanted clutter for filming is removed and taken out of the shot. There are a number of shots that we have had to cut down and alter, because at the time of filming we did not take notice of it. Therefore, when filming again we know now that we need to look carefully at the surrounding area before setting up the shot. For example, in the car park scene of the video, in the background there is a yellow skip which was being used for building work. If we had taken note of this at the time, we could have chosen a different location, or positioned the shot slightly different to get a better end result.
Another example in our first edit, is from the 'getting ready' scene, (below) where when the shot of the picture being taken is shown, there is unwanted clutter on top of the wardrobe. To fix this we cropped down the shot so that it was less obvious and did not attract the viewers attention. Again, this is something that next time we could take note of when setting up our shots.
Another thing I have learnt from this rough edit, is the use of lighting. There are a few shots in this edit, that are much darker then anything else, and therefore it makes the video look less professional and less consistent. Therefore, from this I have learnt that when filming it is vital that you make sure the shot is well lit, either through natural or artificial lighting, and if this is not possible, the settings on the camera need to be changed to fit with the environment. An example of where this has not worked as well in our video as we hoped is when the actor is walking into the cafe. Due to the little lighting and covering of the Pier, it makes it very hard for the shot to be clearly shown, and therefore, we have decided to remove this shot next time we edit.
Finally another aspect of the edit we were not happy with, was the amount of walking being shown on the beach. We found that it became a bit repetitive and did not have a purpose to our narrative. There were also shots where the continuity was not correct, and so the actor seemed as if she was walking in all directions that did not flow with one another. Due to this, we have decided to cut out some of the walking shots and replace this with better footage from the beach, that shows off our narrative approach better, and highlights the main character.
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