FEELING ABOUT THE PROCESS AND WORK SO FAR 1/11/16

So far, I am feeling positive about the work and process of my music video and coursework aspects so far. I am currently happy with my blog work and I am now starting to work on my ancillary product research and will be then going on to work on that, alongside my blog and my product.
Some aspects of this coursework task have included faults/ effects. These are such as when importing some of my footage, not all was converted to the specific format and this then created an issue when sorting out my product. I soon overcame this issue and was able to sort the formatting my self, and my footage is now all working and suitable for my product.
I have also had issues with some of my blog work not saving properly, so this created some of my work to be incomplete on my blog, but I overcame this issue and re-created these pieces of work.
I am hoping within the next week to be able to have produced my first cut, and to be up to date on my blog and ancillary product research.

EDITING UPDATES: 19/10/16

For today's editing update, I have been able to order all of my footage in the correct composition. I now need to crop down my footage as it is 7 minutes long (my song is 3 minutes) and then I will be be able upload my first cut for my music video.

EDITING UPDATES: 9/10/16

Today I have editing on the process of deciding and chosing which of the 3, similar shots I want to chose. I have had to decide this because I have three shots which all have different lighting, and within my editing, I need to decide which lighting can cohabit and fit with the rest of my shots.

This editing process will involve selecting which shot is needed/ most suited out of the 3, trimming this shot in to fit, editing the shot and finalising my overall decision whether the shot fits the rest.

From these 3 shots, I feel like I will decide to chose the shot which is furthest to the right. This is because I feel that it has the correct balance of lighting, is clear, and is easiest to fit with the rest of my footage. 

EDITING UPDATES 19/9/16

Today, I have started editing on the arrangement of shots, but have also started to arrange my shots so that they fit correctly within the music beat/ pulses.

I have started to edit this because I feel that it is important to have my shots in time with the music as it also shows how I can create a piece which has good respondence and relations between the music and each individual shot.

EDITING UPDATES 13/9/16

Today, I have been carrying on working with my music composition, but I have been going through every shot and making sure that they are all suitable standard and if needed, I have cropped some down or cut them out of my editing timeline. 

My next editing update will be on the 19/9/16

EDITING UPDATES 9/9/16

Today, I have started to create more edits. I have focused on placing my shots in the order of my shooting script. I have done this by reading my shooting script and selecting the certain shot and dragging it to its specified place within the timeline on Final Cut Pro.

I have also started to compromise and think about the sound composition and its relationship with my shots. For this I have listened to the song while watching my shots so far, I have then counted the beat of my music and started to link the shots to the beat. This is so that my music video is not just random shots and music in the background, but that the music can fit with my shots in an adept and effective way.



The above screenshot shows where this is specifically important. As the song has just begun, there is a very tight and rhythmic beat. Firstly it shows how I trimmed all the shots needed down and made them all the same short length. From this I have now started to count the beat in and in-between each shot to make the music fit.

My next editing update will be on the 13/9/16

EDITING UPDATES 7/9/16

Today, on the 7th of September 2016, I have first started to organise my footage.



 I first processed all footage from the device I filmed on to my iMac, I then transferred the footage on to Final Cut Pro, this is where I will do all of editing. I did then start to put my footage in to an order, but this is not fully finished.
I started with 31:00 minutes worth of footage but have managed to cut it down to 13:00, and I will carry on with cutting until all shots are of the standard and length needed. I will cut my shots down to standard, these standards will be based on the best image composition, best quality of shots and whether or not they are fully relevant to my idea.
I have also inverted the my chosen song to my footage today

I plan to have a second editing update on the 9/9/16