Editing for Music Video

Today in class Maya and I got a lot done. We successfully edited the first half of our music video. We are glad we get part of next class to edit. However, there were some complications with the program. The program was quite slow. Even though we knew what we wanted, it did take quite a while to load. But that did not stop us. While things were loading, we were able to say again what we wanted to do. We wanted slow motion for one part of the video but it was not working. So, we had to improvise and try something else.

When we started editing, we first imported all of the takes we had. From here, we looked through them. But we did it part by part. We started off with the first clip we had to do. It was 5 seconds according to our storyboard.  So we took the best 5 seconds from the take we liked the most. When we did this, we also had to think of transitions. The transitions take up time from the film. Due to this, we had to put in a clip, do the transition, and then put in the next clip. We only realized this when we had 30 minutes left of class, so we had to fix everything.

When we were done fixing the clips, we were quite proud of the beginning of our film. We have about one fourth left to do. Next class we will have about an hour to put together everything finally. We just need to add some of the end clips that are mentioned in our storyboard. Also, we need to perfect our transitions. Along with this, we need to make sure each clip lines up with the lyrics from the music. But, with the amount of work Maya and I put in, it will be a breeze. I am only worried about how long it will take to export the film and send it in to Mr. Katz.  Maya and I are learning a lot from Pinnacle Studios, and believe we are doing a great job so far.

Filming for Music Video - Future

Maya and I filmed before the break occurred. Therefore, we did not have to film for Thanksgiving break. We did it this way, because Maya was going out of town over the break. So we knew we had to film beforehand. It still turned out okay. We believe our music video will piece together perfectly. Since we did not film this weekend, we did other things. We planned out how we would fix our clips to make them into the music video. I communicated with Maya using my cell phone. While she was enjoying her break, we got to discuss our music video so we could make it as good as possible.

We did this so that we did not completely waste the break. Since we got so many days off of school we wanted to make use of it. So we planned out how we were going to do everything from this point. We get two full class days to edit our music video. It is due by the end of the second day. We think we will be done in about one class day and a half. We think this because we have it envisioned in our head what we want. Maya and I will be very focused to achieve our goals. If we finish early, it will give us more time to export the video. The exporting process can vary in length, so it is best if we get it done with spare time rather than have it done with no spare time.

All in all, I believe Maya and I are ready for the editing process. Not filming this weekend gave us time to think about what we need to do to reach our deadlines. We are very efficient workers so I believe we can finish before the deadline. Also, our editing skills have improved since last time. We now know how to properly work Pinnacle Studios. Because of this, I believe our editing process will be shorter than last time. The only thing we have to do is make sure our transitions make sense. Also, our song has to be on key with the film itself. I feel like that will be a challenge. But with a lot of perseverance, I believe we can get it done.