G324 Music Video

Andrea, Martha, Elena
http://02musicvideointro12.blogspot.co.uk

Dan
http://p1-03.blogspot.co.uk

User name – longroadmusicintro12

Password – musicintro12

Editing Practice

To practise editing to the beat we were given a Final Cut document with the following things:

A selection of six different tracks.
Cut up sections from the video to DJ Formats - We Know Something You Don't Know. Original version is below.

The was to create a dynamic video using this footage and specifically editing to the beat. The advantage of using the raw footage from the DJ Format video is that the video has performers wearing animal costumes so there are no issues with lip-synching.

From the process we learned the following:

2) Clicking on the Show Audio Wave Forms to bring up an illustration of beats and structure of the track. This allowed us to edit accurately to the beat and change the pace of the editing to suit the tempo of the track.

3) To create an authentic and interesting edit, there has to be regular transitions between a variety of performance types.

Here is an example of our work:

Lip Synching practice

Using the files of a past student video we were taught how to match up a filmed lip synched performance with the original track.

It is important to have the audio that was used in the performance audible in the playback so you have more to go on than just the mouth of the words to synch up the audio and visuals.

First we placed the audio track about 10 seconds in on the timeline and lock it so it can be altered or moved.

We then found the very start of the singing on footage in the browser window and placed a mark (m) and then did the same with the audio in the timeline.

The footage was then brought down to the timeline ensuring that both these marks were matched up. If there was a discrepancy then the footage could be moved left or right slightly using the < and > keys.

The rest of the footage was lip-synched in a the same way and place on higher video lines allowing us to cut between the footage creating a fast paced edit between already synched footage.

Equipment Audit

The camera that has been provided for us is the Sony HDR-CX115 which is a solid-state HD camera that requires memory card input to record. It can output 50 frame per second 1080i.

The advantages are:
 - it is simple to use
 - small and easy to carry
 - has an i-Auto: an automatic setting to allow for the best possible picture within the given situation
 - easy to upload

The disadvantages are:
 - no 1080p
 - manual control of focus and zoom is awkward

In class we did a test on how to perform a pull focus using toys and the manual spot focus setting. The pull focus could have greater effect if it was speeded up.
We also had a play around with the Telemacro feature that gives extreme close-up to objects 30cm away. Moving the object back and forth moves them in and out of focus. 

The Telemacro feature would be useful for replicating a music video such as Johan X's Into the Flames.