Music Video Editing Evidence.

Throughout the production of our final music video we have tried to spilt the work between the three of us as evenly as possible.

Sophie:

I imported all sound files needed for the project and cut them down to length and added effects to some of the additional audio.  For example the siren audio was much to harsh when originally added so after asking for help and researching I managed to fade the siren in and out for a smoother transition. Later the group decided that the song was too long and cut a chunk of the song out to make editing easier. 

As for the sequence itself I edited roughly the first 1:30-2:00. I also edited together the last 20-30 sequences as she had a better idea of the ending. This editing included some colour grading, adjusting size an so on. 

Deborah:                                                                   

For the final edit I did a wide range of cutting and adjusting certain clips that will fit together nicely for the Music Video. I took part in editing the home scenes and some of the teacher/student scenes, along with certain aspects of the chess scenes. as i was the one who mainly filmed these, and i knew how i wanted it to appear when it was in our Music Video.Which is roughly 2:00-3:30. Moreover, due to how extensively long the song was originally, I cut it down so it would not extend the approximate time needed for our Music Video. Furthermore, the shots where our actor was sitting on the life-size chessboard, I added the effects onto this. 

David:

For the final music video I colour graded it and adjusted a few shots, additionally I fixed up a few jumpy bits of the video. There were also a few shots I deleted and some I extended depending on how effective they were in the video, along with the fact that some shots were extremely difficult to colour grade due to original lighting used.

Clumsy - Final Music Video

Location Permissions

These are the location permissions, as York Road Primary school was unsuccessful in us not being able to use it we will use our school and dress up a set, we have agreed with the school already. As for the London location that would involve us having to pay an insurance fee that is not covered by school, so therefore we will replace this location with one in Swanscombe that is already obtained as a member of our group owns the property. These permission replies have helped in deciding the best and most suitable locations for us to use when we film the music video. This also helps in being prepared as we now know the locations we will use when we shoot.

Rough Cut Music Video

This is the Rough Cut of our Music Video. We all contributed to the creation of the Music Video, and edited individually. Sophie did the first 1 Minute of the editing, Deborah did the second Minute, and David the the remaining 55 Seconds. This clearly shows our skill in editing and how well we can edit.  

Digi-Pack Rough

Initial Ideas

Originally, I wanted to use the lone pawn piece as the CD face, but it wasn't until I had fully constructed it, that I realized it would be better as a front cover. Below are examples of I constructed it on Photoshop. 

Final Cover (Draft) 

In the end, I chose to use the original images meant for the inside, for the outside part of the Digi-Pack. I felt it looked much more professional if it was done this way, as it invoked a sense of mystery and some sort of suspense in  the Image, and it can act as a Visual "story"of what may occur in the video. Moreover, the cover was chosen due to an idea i had. Since there was already a Sub-Culture of teens that are interested in the Twilight franchise, the cover may attract them especially, and boost both the Niche and the sales of the artist, if it were put on a CD stores shelf. 

Filming Evidence & BTS

Video Diary 2