Edit 1:
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| Creating a new event |
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| Creating a new project |
The first step in my post production process was to create a new event in final cut pro, I did this within the library I had already created called 'Getaway Green Music Video'. I then created a new project called 'edit 1'. I made sure the settings were correct, the brief states the video must be 1080p HD and 25fps.
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| Importing footage |
Once I created the project I imported all the footage from my desktop into final cut pro. I had already organised it all into folders so I knew which footage I was going to use and which was unusable.
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| Rough cut |
Firstly, I inserted the audio of the song I am using for my music video. I then cropped it to be from start to finish. Then I inserted the footage at appropriate moments and roughly adjusted it to fit with the lyrics. It wasn't perfect at this stage but I created a rough basis for my edit.
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| Speed adjustment |
I then decided to speed up the first clip because I panned down when filming but when I added the footage on top of the music it was a bit slower than I wanted it to be and it didn't fit the length of the intro how I wanted it to. I didn't like any of the pre-set speeds on final cut pro so I set it to a custom 102% and it fits much better whilst still looking smooth.
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| Creating diegetic sound |
One idea I had was to add some diegetic sound to create interest instead of the whole video being the music. This is also something I noticed in some of the music videos I took inspiration from such as other All Time Low videos. I did this in the part of the bridge where the character is walking with the suitcase because I think the sound of the suitcase breaks up the song well and it gives more emphasis to the context of her leaving home. I also added it in the scene where she is putting a box in the bin because again it emphasises the fact she is throwing away her belongings representing her old life.
Edit 2;
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| Adjusting shots |
I duplicated my first edit and renamed it edit 2 so that I wouldn't lose any progress. The first change I made was I adjusted all the clips to be positioned how I wanted them to be and in some cases zoomed in slightly to add variety to the shot types, especially with the band scenes as I filmed them mostly from similar angles so I wanted to have more variation so that it is more interesting.
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| Colour changing |
Next, I went through and adjusted the appearance of the footage. I found that especially when filming outside some of the footage came out brighter than I wanted it to be so I adjusted the exposure and saturation. For the scenes that are flashbacks I changed it to black and white, partly because the footage was very overexposed and I struggled to fix this but also as it separates the bits that are flashbacks from the bits in the present. I still had to adjust the exposure once it was in black and white but it looked much better than before. I had difficulty with the shots I filmed on the moor because they were the most over exposed, I tried to use colour to fix it but eventually after a lot of adjusting the saturation and exposure I got it to a point that looks much better.
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| Sharpening |
Some of my footage was slightly blurry, initially I tried to fix this using the saturation and exposure but it still didn't quite look how I wanted it to. I then found in the effects there is a 'sharpen' effect, I applied this to the clips that were slightly blurry and adjusted it to the necessary level. After doing this the footage is definitely much clearer and fits better with the rest of the video.
Edit 3:
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| Redoing music |
After watching back my second edit and receiving feedback from my teacher I made some adjustments. I was given feedback to adjust the diegetic sound in the suitcase scene so I redid the music, I had messed around with fading in and out but it was difficult to improve it so I decided it was best to start from scratch. I think it sounds much smoother now. I was also given feedback to sync up some of the performance elements better so I readjusted some of the clips to fit better with the music so that it looks more like the singer is singing the correct words. In addition I readjusted some of the clips I had previously sharpened because I think I overdid it slightly in some scenes so I tuned it down a bit to look more natural. I incorporated an extra shot of the band members messing around over the top of the end sequence due to feedback from my teacher, I feel this adds more variety as before it was quite a long shot of the same thing. I was also given feedback to possibly retime some of the shots but I wasn't able to do this due to the footage not being long enough.
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| Adding text |
I then added some text into my video. I downloaded a font from dafont.com which was free for use. I added some text for lyrics that I feel are important, a lot of the time this was the title of the song. Initially I added quite a lot of text but I decided to remove some of it at the end as I felt it was a bit too busy.
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| Colour wheels |
The last finishing touch I made was I made the clips into one video and added a colour effect so I could adjust the whole colour of the video so it all flows together well. I experimented with some different effects but in the end I chose quite a warm one so the video has a comforting feel. I used a typical style of colour adjustment where the highlights are slightly warmer whereas the shadows are cooler, this gives a similar effect to many films which makes sense because the narrative of my video can appear like a film.
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| Final high quality master version |
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| Final compressed version |
I exported 2 final versions of my video, as is asked for in the brief. The first version was a high quality full master file and the second was a compressed mp4 which is more suitable for web distribution because it is a smaller file size so it will take less time to load.
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| Editing |
