From using Premier Pro in the production of our music video it has enabled us to learn various different techniques in order to make our final draft as successful as possible.

We used the curve tool frequently to correct basic colour errors within a lot of our shots. We struggled with some shots being too dark and some being over exposed which is something we didn’t want portrayed in our music video. It however also came in useful to brighten the mise-en-scene of our performers orange t-shirt and we managed to successfully extenuate the colour for the uplifting lyrics towards the end of the song. This allowed us to focus on the correct lighting we wanted as our aim was for some shots to be darker than others to portray his feelings throughout the video and the heartbroken emotion he feels which we wanted to display through possible darkness.

We learnt how to use warp stabilizer to fix our issue on some shots being too shaky which could only be fixed during production. In particularly we used this tool for our close up of the ring which was essential for our video as it was the main symbol for our narrative. The warp stabilizer tool allowed us to quickly stabilize this shaky footage without having to jump to another application or refilm the shot which wouldn’t of been ideal. It enabled us to improve the quality of the video as a whole as we could perfect all our footage.

We used adjustment layers to experiment with various filters that may work successfully to portray the star image and fit with the narrative of our music video. We found that adjustment layers are a great way of adding effects and color grading to large parts of our sequence. However, they become even handier when we wanted to remove effects that we were experimenting with. Since the adjustment layer is a clip on its own, it can be moved, cut, turned off or removed altogether in just a few clicks. The adjustment layers allowed our video to flow and added a sense of continuity to our music video

Overtime, we have used and learnt how to execute many different techniques and effects. Utilizing these skills has been benefiting us positively as we are creating a successful video out of it. We’ve learnt how to use curves to colour correct our clips, use warp stabilizer to quickly stabilize the shaky footage we took, and add adjustment layers to experiment with different filters and effects in multiple areas of our video. These techniques have impacted by allowing us to convey our narrative as well as keeping our audience engaged.