MV Process Log 2019
- 2. FILMING • Technical – For filming I used a high quality phone camera and had no problem with batteries. However, some footage was shaky so a tripod / stabilizer should have been used. • Logistical – The weather wasn’t ideal for filming as it was overcast and not as sunny as I would have liked for the field scenes. However, there were no access issues and the setting was perfectly fine for the college scenes. • Personnel – We had to retake a few shots as the cast would laugh, but it worked out in the end. The cameraman for the field scenes took some shaky shots, but overall did what I wanted him to do. • Planning – My planning helped as I knew exactly where and what to film. It also helped me order to clips when editing them, which made the editing process a lot more efficient. • Next steps – Ideally, I would re-film the field shots and get some more college shots so I could do the second verse like planned, however even though it strayed away slightly from the original plan, the music video still turned out mostly how I wanted it to.
- 3. FILMING – PRODUCTION STILLS These two stills show the contrast in setting and atmosphere of the two locations, paralleling each other.
- 4. EDITING – FILE MANAGEMENT Screenshot and annotate where you have saved your work and how you have organised your footage so you know where it is – this will also include your audio track for your video and any other images, found footage, etc I created a new folder and stored all footage and audio in it, keeping all my media files together in a single place. This meant it was organised and I didn’t have to spend ages while I went through all my files looking for the specific videos I needed.
- 5. EDITING – SETTING UP PREMIERE I saved my project in a folder named ‘College’ as ‘mv project college’ so I’d know exactly what it was and where to find it. The video settings were1080p with a frame rate that though shows an accurate preview of how it will look when rendered, it reduces lag caused by quick transitions.
- 6. EDITING – IMPORTING FOOTAGE I imported my footage by having all clips and audio in one folder in order to access it easily. Similar clips are next to each other so for the college scenes I only had to look in one place and for the filed scenes, I also only had to look in one place. I imported the audio first, and then the clips in the same order they were installed. They were put in the media tab which I could access really easily, then just drag onto the timeline.
- 7. EDITING – WORKSPACE I set up all my clips uncut in order of how I wanted them in the timeline, separating visuals and audio. The preview window is at the top right of the layout, with tabs for Media, Video Effects and transitions. They can be organised by switching tabs quickly, meaning it’s easy to access quickly.
- 8. EDITING – ASSEMBLY EDIT I put my clips in the order I wanted to, matching the length of intro, chorus, verse and then chorus. I then muted all the sound from the videos so you can just hear the song. I used the timeline preview of audio sounds to match up corresponding clips.
- 9. EDITING – REFINEMENT Show and explain how you have refined and improved your initial sequence edit I improved the timeline by adding animated custom transitions using BlurMoCurves and shifting on the x axis after 4 milliseconds using key- frames. I changed it to 0.36 to make the smoothest transition.
- 10. EDITING – COLOUR CORRECTION/SFX For each clip I had to adjust the threshold and ray intensity to make sure the effects weren’t too much and it matched with the lighting. For brightness and contrast, channel blend and colour balance, I used saved them al with presets called ‘mv’ to make sure the same effect was used for all clips and I’d know where to find it..
- 11. EDITING – EXPORT I exported my completed college by exporting it to the same location all footage and audio was stored. I saved it there before uploading it to YouTube. It was called ‘MV Project 3. it was 3 because I did test renders beforehand to make sure the effects worked and it was high quality before rendering the whole thing to save time. I rendered using these settings in HD with a frame rate that works best with the custom key-frame transitions. I made sure it was suitable for being uploaded on YouTube and used the base preset recommended.