Today was our first editing session since the shooting of our video. This was always likely to be a tedious period in the editing process and we were under the knowledge that we would not have a finished product immediately. When editing a music video, it is important to lay down a base layer of entirely performance. This includes syncing all of the performance footage onto the same timeline with Adobe Premier, something that takes time. However this is common practise in the industry as if a producer were to cut the time frame of a project, it still means that the edit team would have a video to some extent which they could hand over. Furthermore, if one tries to edit chronologically they often accidentally place all their best footage at the start leaving the video unbalanced. Editing in this way gives you a performance foundation with which you can tinker and then filter in your best material at strategic points. Therefore, today involved myself and Rachel regimentally working through our footage and syncing this with the track using the digital clapperboard in each shot. We managed to get roughly half way through doing this which is a positive step, as once we get this out the way we can start making creative decisions. It also gave us a chance to look over our footage for the first time, something that pleased us with the majority coming out as we expected. I noticed that on some shots there is a slight continuity issue relating to the white balance of the camera but I am confident that this can be rectified in the edit.
In the afternoon, we took the opportunity to shoot the necessary 'pick ups' for our music video. This involved us re-arranging the band to meet us at the schools recording studio - as was originally planned for the shoot day. Me and Rachel arrived much earlier to dress and light the space to make it look more professional and also suitable to film in. We purposefully chose to use different instruments that could be described as more 'understated' to give the impression that the ones the band used in the video had been handpicked and were more for 'show' as opposed to personal preference. This theme carried on with the bands attire as we see them in far more casual outfits to connote that on this day they are not being styled due to them not been in the public eye. This look coincides with the the footage and mood we tried to achieve where the boys are more relaxed, at ease and having fun doing something they genuinely enjoy. On reflection, I am very happy with what we managed to capture in a short space of time. We achieved a mixture of performance footage shot both on a tripod and handheld and will be able to blend this will shots where we see the band joking naturally. The integrity of these later shots is very important, and we originally found it challenging to get the boys to act natural on camera. To combat this, a bulk of the shots were recorded without the band actually realising, to ensure that they were being themselves and didn't feel like they had to perform. I believe this slightly crafty technique will make the difference to the reality this scene and I know that it will make a huge contrast with what we shot previously. I am really looking forward to continuing with the edit, now knowing that we have all the footage to bring the video fully together.
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