Update 12/12/13

Update 12/12/13

Today was mostly focused on editing little bits and bobs, and perfecting the intro split-screen, which is looking a lot better now. I made a list of the things that I didn't like, and things that family didn't like, so that I could edit/replace that today. I think that was successful. I changed one clip completely, due to it being a bit jumpy, I aligned some lip syncing a bit better, and just added a couple of shots of the guys in the car, to fill in some minor gaps. All I have left to do is film the final part, which is the party. I am going to try and round the guys up for a midweek filming session next week, probably tuesday, assuming that works for everyone. This will be the best time to do it, because the sunlight should be very similar to what it was when we filmed the last shots, providing there's no sudden weather change! I don't think it will matter too much though, because the rest of the filming will be inside - providing I avoid the window, I will be fine!

Update 11/12/13

Update 11/12/13

Today I put my new footage from the weekend into my music video, to replace what I previously had there. I am slightly nervous, because as it stands, I don't think it's quite as good. I think it needs quite a lot of work to get up to scratch. However, the car scenes have not turned out too bad, considering it was a slight last minute job, and a lot of re-arranging had to commence!

The new split screen intro is looking quite good, despite the fact that its so hard to maintain and get right. It's hard to explain why, its just perfecting timing and sizing is something that I am finding difficult. I have exported the clip to put on youtube, so I can analyse it at home this evening, to plan what I need to do during tomorrows lesson, so I don't have to continuously watch it.

Editing Update

Editing Update

Since I last done an update, I have added my performance shots and completed the basic editing of them (size and timing) and it looks okay at best. I'm not too happy with the lip syncing, its a bit out of time, and some of the notes are not help long enough etc ... There's not much I can really do about this, except from replacing it with some other clips of either other performance, or I'll add some of the narrative that I still need to film.

I also realised that there is a keyboard in the song, I don't know how I missed it, but its extremely annoying. I think that it's vital that all of the instruments get a mention, because otherwise it comes across as a mistake and looks stupid, so I will go and film that very soon; it wont be hard to do at all!

Other than that, there are no major catastrophes to report, and it doesn't look too bad, so I'm quite happy overall. Everything that needs changing, can be changed fairly easily without causing too much of a problem. 

Update

Editing Update

Today, I spent most of my time tweaking shots and putting them in their perfect positions. I haven't got any more shots since yesterday, so had nothing new to add at all. All of the shots that I put in and edited yesterday are all now in their place, and its looking alright! I have added a bit of colour corrector to some shots, because a couple were too dark, and I tried to lighten them up; it seems to have worked! 

Editing

Editing - 1st Attempt

We're now at the end of the lesson, and with a bit of editing, I am so much more happy with my filming! It's quite surprising what a little bit of work can do to some shots. I had to crop one shot, as I noticed my arm crept in, this was easily done however, and the image does not look 'out of place' at all. One continuity error noticed was a fence panel when everyone gets out of the car - A fence panel had blown over in the wind, and managed to get into shot without me realising. I picked it up and continued filming. Obviously this annoyed me greatly! This problem was fixed after I decided to speed up the shot, to try and distract the attention of the audience away from this error. It actually panned out, that speeding the clip up made it work perfectly in time with the beat; which I did not expect! Never would I usually speed a shot up to x 500, but in this case, it actually worked!
Overall, I am really happy with how things went today. A couple of errors are there, which will need sorting - but the majority of the filming is good and all of it was useable, meaning it looks like I wont be re-filming anything, which is great. Hopefully the party scenes and the performance scenes will be as enjoyable as today's shots were