Main Things To Improve on:
Fix lip syncing
More enthusiasm
Reflection: This is our finished music video, our group thinks we could have made more improvements such as more enthusiasm in what we’re saying to make the lip syncing more visual to make it seem like we are actually singing. But as far as a few other things that goes, I think it was a success. We used the typical principles for a music video and had to incorporate them to create it. This is MES, camera, editing and sound techniques in order to make an aesthetically pleasing video.
Personally what I’ve learnt from this video, is that we should have had a wider variety of clips/shots for the music video. This is because we were struggling to find clips that weren’t similar to the clips that we had previously utilised. I’ve also learnt that editing a music video takes a lot longer than anticipated, you need the key fundamental skills as well as acknowledging the fact we need the narrative to make sense. The final thing I’ve learnt from this experience is that teamwork is very important. Without it, it can be very challenging to organise. It also allows collaborative problem solving which tends to lead to better outcomes. We are more likely to take calculated risks that lead to innovation. Working in a team for me encourages personal growth and gives you a responsibility to not let the team down.
Improvements:
First, we made our music videos transitions better. For instance, at minutes 2:09 – 2:13 we had the news text at the bottom dissolve when the scene with the TV zooms in to make it appear as though the music video is now taking place there rather than on the TV.
With no lyrics, we weren’t sure how to fill the space at minutes 1:50 – 2:00 in the video, so we added a split screen with five different clips that appear in time with the beat.
We shortened the longer clips by adding extra filler clips in order to avoid an awkward pause where there are no cuts or changes. By doing this, we not only increase the diversity of clips we use, but we also improve it to make it more aesthetically pleasing for the viewers.
Feedback:
The improvements we made as a result of the feedback are mostly summarised above. They also provided assistance in making a clip fit inside a television screen so that we could include our own television in the final product. In addition to various timing adjustments and colour corrections we also made afterwards.
With this video, we were able to learn how to copy effects very quickly. We’re going to adapt these news skills for our upcoming draft 4 music video.
Improvements:
To conclude the narrative and create a more polished example for our music video, we shot some additional narrative content. Additionally, it enables us to finish lip syncing the entire music video.
To make the clips brighter, darker, or any other color as desired, we used the hue and saturation settings on the clips. This enables us to provide clips for the viewer to be a lot more vivid and appealing to look at.
To improve the editing pace so that it matches the music, we have cut certain footage and added a few others. This is good as it makes the video better quality to watch, it is also one of the typical conventions of a music video.
Our Future Targets:
To improve the pace of the film and make it even more enjoyable to watch, we still need to make a number of adjustments, such as adding more effects or trimming and rearranging pieces. For instance, the scene where the preacher scene had far too long clips that needed to be trimmed.
We still have to add transitions to each segment of the video, which might make it appear better than just doing straight cuts between clips. This will make it easier to distinguish between the performance, the story, and each of the video’s scenarios.
Future improvements and what to do next
Reflection: For our second shoot, we experimented with various camera angles, camera framing, camera distances and lighting. We went to different locations to record our shoot, this being the water lanes, St. Martins lanes, and St. Martins church. We first went to the water lanes to film the first scene of the story because we were doing the different scenes in order, in which the first location is where the prostitute offers herself. We then went to some backstreets in St. Martins to film our main character being robbed for the second main scene. Finally, we shot our final scene in the scene where the priest is arrested at St. Martins church.
Targets for improvement: I think to acquire even better footage, everyone should know how to use every function on the DSLR camera. This way we would be able to manipulate things to our advantage for example, lighting and depth. I also think we should set a time limit for how long we stay at each location so we have a fair enough of footage from each area, otherwise it could be heavy weighted in specific areas which can make parts of the music video lack in footage.
Conclusion: I believe our shoot went well because of the production meeting agenda planning and contributions from each member of the group to bring what was required for the shoot, which allowed us to work efficiently accumulate high-quality footage with fewer disruptions. This whole experience has us ready for any further shoot/reshoots in the near future.
This task assisted my group in determining when and where we wanted to do each shoot. We decided on the order in which they should appear. We also looked at some photos for inspiration, which helped us see how our scenes should look. All of these locations we have decided to shoot are all going to be utilized to tell a story in the music video.
Self assessment:
Targets for improvement:
What went well?
What to improve?
Targets for second shoot