Filming and Editing Process

Throughout editing, I have realised several of my shots are unsuccessful, partly due to the artists lack of professionalism. Therefore, this meant I needed to re-film certain shots as some were too dark, the lip syncing was out of time or the acting of the artist was too false. I am slightly nervous about the quality of my footage due to my artist letting me down several times which leads to me being behind editing. This is worrying as my editing may not result to being the highest of standards. 

I booked out equipment for over the weekend and I thankfully resolved the problems within these shots. With these shots I decided to produce a new timeline whereby the shots I used can be positioned correctly in an order without it affecting the lip synching or positioning of clips. By filming in the same location for the introduction, I was able to create a 'jumping' effect which looked as if the artist was popping up on different parts of the screen - this created consistency as it had a theme throughout. Even though the length of this clip was over what the audience would consider too long for one clip, due to the movement and action within it, the sequence is kept interesting and intriguing to viewers. Other shots carried a storyline, for instance - when the artist carries flowers to the female's house - I will need to have the female artist at this location to make the audience realise this is where she lives.

The new pieces of footage recorded for the main artist were successful as mentioned, I then however, looked over my footage and realised the shots of the female were not consistent throughout. This was due to her being in multiple outfits and locations where an audience may get confused by when viewing. Furthermore, I decided to book out the camera over christmas break to resolve these issues. 

Post second filming weekend: 8.11.14-10.11.14

Thankfully, throughout this weekend I was able to catch up on my filming, taking shots of both my female and male actors for the video. I have began to add these parts to my editing in order to improve the narrative in the video. I ensured that there was a consistent preview of smart attire, used to enhance the artists star identity. 

I have been able to successfully lip sync my clips and audio to accentuate professionalism further improving the narrative of my video. 

I may need to re-film some clips due to the lack of lighting which I believe reduces the standard of the video.

Lip Syncing Tutorial

In todays lesson, after uploading the footage taken from over the weekend and half term into iMovie to then further import it into Final Cut Express, as a class we were given a lip syncing tutorial. 

To practice, in pairs we matched the wavelengths of the audio track to the audio within the shot taking into consideration the rate at which the artist has mimed the lyrics. In order to do this, audio markers were used to determine where a certain lyric began and therefore was matched to the audio of the filming footage.

Below are some images in terms of how we completed the lip syncing tutorial:

Reviewing My Footage

Initially when reviewing my footage, I believed that what I had recorded portrayed the correct storyline and would fit my 3.30 minute track. However, I was unfortunately proved wrong when showing it to members of my media class, they were confused about the storyline and how the characters were related.

Therefore, I began editing what I could with the footage I had. It soon became clear I was lacking lip syncing shots and performance values alongside a narration. I immediately booked out the equipment for the following weekend in order to get the editing process ball rolling again.

I hope to successfully film this weekend to assist in filling the gaps in my narrative.

Shotlist

I created a rough copy of a shot list as this will help me to note down the most accurate shots whereby props are needed. I have identified the action of the shot and the prop needed in this shot. This should help me to become more organised when filming. Once I begin editing, I should be able to re-order these shots as I will be filming all of the necessary shots in the specific location at one time, even if it does not go in order. 

Below is a copy of my rough shot list.