We started editing our music video! We were very happy to do this. I say this because we are excited to see what it looks like when it's done. I believe it is going to be really interesting to see the final product. We split up work for the editing to make the workload smaller. Kathy had to cut/razor blade the clips. Kathy was also in charge of the split-screen. She did it for her last project so she already knew how to do the split-screen. Amy had to detach the audio from the footage as well as download the music from the internet. Amy also had to add transitions. She did not know how to do this so she asked a fellow classmate. My job was to import and export the files into the computer and the editing software. I was also in charge of coordinating the music with the video. This was new for me so Kathy and I were able to teach him.
Initially, I had to import the footage. I had to sign out an SD card reader to dump the footage. I had to sort through the footage to see the correct takes we wanted to use. Once I found the wanted clips I had to highlight and move them to a new folder. I then opened pinnacle studios and took the footage from the desktop to pinnacle studios. I made sure all the boxes were checked and waited for it to import. For exporting I first made sure the video was saved. Then I took the edited footage from pinnacle studios and saved it to a separate place.
Finally, I had to coordinate the music with what the actors are saying. Firstly, I made sure the music was correctly cut to sync up with the singing. Some of the scenes needed to be correctly coordinated with our storyboard. So when the song says "We got the limo out front." the car and driver are in the scene. When it says "Every style, every shoe, every color." there are many nice shoes set out. Then, the hard part was to sync up the music exactly to what Amy and Kathy are saying. This took a while because I wanted to get it exactly right. All in all, I think that our music video came out great due to much hard work put into it.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Monday, December 2, 2019
Filming Music Video Blog 2
On Sunday we filmed for our commercial again. We fully completed the filming process as well, despite having many complications. Firstly, Amy did not check to see if the camera was charged before filming. When we opened up the camera it did not turn on because it was dead. Also, Kathy forgot to bring the SD card but thankfully her mom was able to get it and drop it off. While her mom was getting the SD card we planned exactly what we would do. This helped our filming process go more smoothly because it was more organized. Finally, the tripod attachment that connects the camera to the tripod was missing. This made it hard for us to get steady shots. Due to the fact that the camera wasn't charged, it needed to be plugged in if we wanted to use it. This made it harder for us to get the exact shots we wanted but we made it work. We needed to film outside for a scene so we needed to use an extension cord to be able to have the camera plugged in. Thankfully Amy's dad had one that we could use.
We chose to do Amy's scenes first, then Kathy's, and me last. We wanted to do my scene last because it was outside and we wanted the camera to be charged. In the end, this did not matter because we got the extension cord. Initially, we filmed a scene where I am handing Amy shoes and she is approving them. To set up for this scene we laid out nice heels all in a row. Then, we filmed a scene where Amy is applying makeup and it zooms into the alarm clock behind her. This set up the transition were we zoom out of the alarm clock and Kathy is applying chapstick. We did this to show that while they have different lives, they both do similar things.
We then had to film Amy and Kathy's split-screen scene. Kathy was jamming out to music in her room. Amy was performing at a concert to a crowd. Kathy and Amy used LED lights in their scene but Amy's lights were like stage lights. For both scenes, we had to figure out the timestamps in the song so they could be singing the correct lyrics. In the next scene Amy and Kathy are doing similar dance moves and singing. This contributes to the idea that while leading different lives, they do similar things. The last scene was the outdoor car scene. In the scene I get out of the car and walk up to the house. All in all, I believe that we accomplished a lot and our music video will come out great.
We chose to do Amy's scenes first, then Kathy's, and me last. We wanted to do my scene last because it was outside and we wanted the camera to be charged. In the end, this did not matter because we got the extension cord. Initially, we filmed a scene where I am handing Amy shoes and she is approving them. To set up for this scene we laid out nice heels all in a row. Then, we filmed a scene where Amy is applying makeup and it zooms into the alarm clock behind her. This set up the transition were we zoom out of the alarm clock and Kathy is applying chapstick. We did this to show that while they have different lives, they both do similar things.
We then had to film Amy and Kathy's split-screen scene. Kathy was jamming out to music in her room. Amy was performing at a concert to a crowd. Kathy and Amy used LED lights in their scene but Amy's lights were like stage lights. For both scenes, we had to figure out the timestamps in the song so they could be singing the correct lyrics. In the next scene Amy and Kathy are doing similar dance moves and singing. This contributes to the idea that while leading different lives, they do similar things. The last scene was the outdoor car scene. In the scene I get out of the car and walk up to the house. All in all, I believe that we accomplished a lot and our music video will come out great.
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