Using premiere pro we filmed our performer lip syncing our chosen song in the white studio with different angles and distances. We then added effects and transitions to develop the video; by doing so we were able to have a play around and learn what we need to do better and what we like.

Targets-

• Change some transitions so they are more subtle yet effective
• Add in various angels like high and low angles
• Use different camera movement techniques like pan
• Performer needs to speak slower
• Make sure camera is in complete focus all the time
• Get more random shots without singing to add in for silences
• We were aiming to portray the performer in a simple manor while keeping the audience interested
• We needed more coverage of angles, framing and movement and this has become obvious to us from our footage
• To covey star image we are going to concentrate on MES, we need to consider how energy and facial expressions and how they convey her message/emotion

• In this exercise I practiced editing clips together on Wevideo. This was an important task as skilled lip syncing is needed to help the star image as it makes the actor look more professional and help to convince the audience of how realistic the video is.
• Tips I would give to my performer for lip syncing is to make sure they properly enunciate the words in the song to make sure they don’t look as if they are mumbling, making it harder for audio and video to be matched up. Also to be confident and go for it as it makes for a more interesting and less awkward watch for the audience.
• It is important to make sure the actor in the video “looks like the voice” so that the audience will find the video believable and not confusing and therefore enjoy it more. This doesn’t mean just fining a female actor for a female voice rather than a male one. It means that the actor should bear as much resemblance to the singer as possible and have the same grain of voice which means the “body” in the voice as it sings.
• Using Wevideo I have learned how to use different filters to ad diversity between clips to help them stand out. I have also learnt how to use transitions to make the clips glide smoothly from one to another. I have also learnt how to cut clips to take out the parts that I want to use in my video.
• Improvements:
  • Try to match the words in the recording exactly to the audio
  • Use shorter and a wider variety of clips
  • Use more transitions to make the video more visually appealing

Above is an image of my storyboard created to help my group and I plan for our shoot on making our montage. Our montage theme is being based upon the short quote “Practice makes perfect” and we aim to portray determination through our images. The notes will help us to remember to convey emotions such as perseverance and persistence that will help to enforce our theme. We have included a variety of different shots to take in order to be able to portray different moods by using the settings effectively and included the emotions we will illustrate in each shot.

We then learnt how to combine the separate clips by editing them together using Premiere Pro. This took time because we had to crop the videos to make sure the clips weren’t too long and then add in transitions to help to clips smoothly come together. We also added music to the montage by downloading it off of YouTube and added effects to each clip to help it stand out and to help familiarize ourselves with the editing features on the app.

I think our montage has an impact on the audience as it illustrates that if you keep working on something and practicing, you can create a perfect result because of the time you spend on the project. Although our idea can be confusing to understand, it is clear to see that our montage is of another person making a montage because we used shots that depicted a person going through the various stages of making a montage.

The first cut in the montage at 0.07 comes after the clip of the model taking the camera out of the cupboard from the cameras point of view. It is important as it shows the camera as a key object that is about to be used by the model and so conveys that the idea of our montage being a “montage of a montage.” Another cut that highlights our quote “practice makes perfect” is the clip at 0.21 that depicts the model planning her storyboard.

Our montage tells a story of a journey, but there is definitely a sense of progression throughout our montage as is shows the model moving from place to place to take shots of nature as well as using hardware and online apps to then edit what she had taken.

We used some repetition of shots and cut some in half to show the model going back to improve her work: For example we used the storyboard shot twice at 0.12 and 0.21 to help communicate with the audience that she was moving forward with her project but we filmed it in one shot to make the process quicker and make the clip easier to play with and cut to use in separate parts of our montage.

Another shot that would be useful to have added could have been a shot of the montage uploaded to YouTube to give a sense of finality to the project and reinforce the idea that “practice makes perfect.”

Finally, this exercise has been very useful and will be significantly helpful when making my music video as I am now able to understand the basics of Premiere Pro:

• How to add effects to clips
• How to cut and crop clips
• How to add music
• How to add in a range of transitions between clips and put a video together

By using the skills that I have learnt, I can make my Music video professional and unique and I will find it easier to achieve these good results because of the practice of making the montage. I have also learnt how to effectively take into account messages and how to portray them in videos, learning how to make shots simple and clear so that the audience can easily interpret the narrative.