TIME LAPSE OF EDITING PROCESS
After researching different editing software available to edit my film opening, I chose to use premiere pro. It is a professional-level editing software, therefore it took me a long time to learn how to use it. Once I learned everything, I was able to edit my video quickly, adding a wide variety of effects and transitions to each individual clip. I took a few screen recording videos to show some sections of my editing process.
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I started by adding all the video I strictly wanted to include in my music video and trimmed them to the size I had originally planned in my storyboard. After having this done I realised I has shot some extra videos that had more coherence in some sections. Once I had this done I started adding different effect and transitions such as slow and quick motion, dissolve and cross cutting. I feel the editing process of the video was more bearable and simple than the process of creating the digital.
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In this video you can see how I created the scene where there is another clip juxtaposed on top of the TV. This is a weird effect which adds a lot of uniqueness to my music video. I watched a YouTube tutorial t order to be able to add an old retro TV look to this clip. I did not want to abuse this effect and make it repetitive therefore I only included it in one of the scenes.
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Once I had everything done, I decided to add two last effects: the damage so commonly seen in old videos and a film burn. This made all of the videos look vintage, fitting in with the theme, setting, costumes and props present in the music video. Once again I used an internet tutorial to learn these new editing techniques.
Link to the tutorial I used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT60rchznSc
As both of these effects came with a black background, I had to add a transparent layer and reduce the opacity so that they did not stand out so much from the videos of the actual scene.
Before adding the credits I made sure I had finished the video's content and visual elements, including the color grading, visual effects, and audio mixing. I left this for the final step in the post-production process in order to select a typography and colour that matched with the overall aesthetic and colour palette of the music video. Here you can see how I also added transitions and additional filters to blend them in with the shots. By adding the credits it looks like a professional video and makes it fit in with the conventions in the music industry, appealing to audiences.