wednesday 29th January 2020
Today, I went to various locations around Great Leighs to film the majority of clips needed for my music video based on the song 'Lose Control' by Meduza. On Saturday 1st February, I will continue to shoot a variety of shots of the surrounding countryside at a different location near Great Dunmow, Essex.
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To produce my music video, I used a Canon 700D which is a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera that can use adjustable lenses such as a kit lens (18-55mm), telephoto (75-300mm) or wide angle (10-18mm). I believe this piece of equipment was the right choice because it allowed me to be creative with the shots. In some of the shots for example, I used manual focus to focus pull from one object to another which allows the cinematographer to direct the viewer's attention to a certain part of the frame.
monday 3rd february 2020
Today, I started the post production editing process using Adobe Premiere Pro, going through all the footage I filmed and putting clips onto the timeline in time with the track. Later on, I will go back over all the clips to see if I can make any of the cuts cleaner or include any different clips. I have also replicated the opening titles from the original music video and also timed the cuts between them with the beat of the song.
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I started the editing process this way because it is an easy and efficient method to skim through all the clips one by one. I also used the source monitor on the left of the screen to pick certain parts of the clip to put onto the timeline by marking the clip 'in' and 'out'.
tuesday 4th february 2020
As I managed to finish the rough cut of my music video edit yesterday, today I have started to colour grade my footage because I think it will give the footage a better look and it will look more natural and won't look flat. Colour grading also helps to engage the audience because people will be more likely to view the video if the colour is nice and vibrant as opposed to an un-edited, un-colour graded piece of film that could seem dull, dry and insipid to an unsuspecting viewer.
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To do the colour grade, I have added an adjustment layer onto the timeline and for each clip, I have cut it to that specific clip so that if I decide later in the edit or colour grade I don't like that particular colour grade, I can either re-adjust it onto the specific layer or delete it entirely if it does not require any colour grading. Even though going through each clip individually may seem quite tedious and time consuming, I think it's the best method to ensure that each clip's colour is graded to how I prefer as this method allows me to concentrate fully on each clip and make the footage the best it can be.
To the left you will see two photos of the same particular shot in my music video, the one at the top is before I added colour grading and the one below is after I colour graded the shot.
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In this shot, I wanted to bring out the detail more in the sign and make it stand out. I also enhanced the whites, blacks and shadows to make it more vibrant as well as adjusting the white balance to correct the shot. I also increased the warmth of the shot to make the sun 'pop' more.
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