Lip syncing is important to the star image because if they can’t lip sync well then their music videos will look rubbish and no one will take the artist seriously because of how poorly their video looks.  A tip I would give my performer in advanced is to learn the song and know it off by heart so they know what part of the song comes next so the process of lip syncing will be a lot smoother and our time can be used more efficiently.

It is very important to get the actor to look like the voice because if its a man singing a females song then it wouldn’t make sense and the audience wouldn’t actually focus on the lyrics or the video but would be focused on why the voice doesn’t match with the appearance of the actor.

From Wevideo and Premier Pro I have gained some editing skills such as adding in transitions, cutting clips and lining up the video with the audio so the lip syncing looks like it is real.  I have also learnt what Markers are and how they help when editing, you can mark a part of a clip if you know that where someone starts to sing or the song starts to help line up the audio and the video together.

If I were to do this again I would add more and have a longer video, I would also add transitions that fit with the song and I would make use of the green screen and put and effect on it to change the setting of the video to give the audience more entertainment and enjoyment out of the video.

In a group of three, we have been asked to create a story board for a montage that we will be making which will last no more than 40-60 seconds that will convey the:

• Ideas
• Issues
• Themes
• Moods
• Emotions

Which are suggested within the brief.  Our theme is ‘the best things in life are free’.  We are hoping that the montage will be happy and fun.

In my opinion my montage has an impact on the audience because it makes them smile and think about all the best things in life and when watching the montage you do get a sense of feeling and some sort of connection to the montage and understand the story behind it.

At 0:03 there is a cut to a close up from behind someone to show that there is a purpose for the other person running because he was running to give his friend a hug.  In this montage there is a sense of progression when more an more people are added to the cuts to show more people joining in of the best things in life but also we are trying to reflect an experience of people saying hello and goodbye and seeing all the best things in life that makes people smile and enjoy life.

There are repetition of shots in this montage (close up) to show emotion and meaning on the characters facial expressions.  Additional further shots I would liked to of had in the montage is an extreme close up on the group of people laughing to make sure the audience know that that cut is about laughing.

Focus forward has helped me in basic editing and how to add clips and edit cuts together to create the montage, this will help me in my future projects such as my music video when I will need to be able to add clips together.