Preliminary task - Video edit

Evaluation

In this preliminary task, my role was the Director of the music video. It was my role to instruct the cameramen and the actors as to what I wanted them to do and what I wanted to see out of the music video. We were limited on the amount of footage we had and the quality of the footage, as there was an issue with some of the footage getting deleted, and people who didn't have experience in filming not getting the shots we wanted as they found it a challenge to get a steady shot. We as a group kept trying to get a steady shot, however some of the footage we shot got deleted. We got all of our shots in a handheld way, without anything to steady the camera, which is the reason why some of the footage is very shaky. Because some of us were inexperienced with the settings on the camera such as the f stop, ISO and shutter speed, we decided not to play around with the settings as we knew we were working to a tight time schedule, if we had more time however, we would have experimented more with the different settings. Some of the issues we came across were not having a set storyboard for our music video, again due to limited timing, however we did decide some specific shots we wanted to see in the video, and we achieved some of these in our video. Another issue we came across was the inexperience in getting a steady shot while filming a person walking towards the camera, as the cameraman and the actor were moving at different speeds, therefore it was a struggle to get a steady and consistent shot. As well as this, some of the locations we used were in partially private places, eg the shopping centre, therefore a lot of people were walking around and entering shots when we were filming which caused some disruption to production. on the other hand, because we got several shots of the same scene, during the editing stage I had a choice on what piece of footage I wanted to use for each shot. To improve my ability to create the video, I need to practice using the different camera settings and familiarise myself with them so that the editing process can be made easier. As well as this, I plan on storyboarding the music video so that I know exactly every shot I want so that it helps with the time management of the entire shoot. Finally, I will practice my filming techniques in using the camera in a handheld format to avoid blurry and shaky footage. The editing stage in the preliminary task has helped me to develop a lot of skills in being able to edit footage, and I will bring all of these skills with me into making my music video.
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From 1.37, my music video sound has been cut as copyright was detected, as seen in the photo below