MV: Final Products

MV Construction: Editing

Once I had finally got all of my footage it was time to start editing and create a music video. Whilst out film I filmed additional shots that were not on my shot list as I wanted to get a variety of shots for my music video.

When the raw footage had been shot I could finally start editing. Firstly I didn't use any visual media but got the song and looked at it's sound wave so I could pin point beats on the video so that I could edit to the beat with ease. What i did when there was a beat was add a marker on the sound wave which made it easier to view when the beats were during the editing process. This made editing a lot faster as it mean the video media would snap to the beats of the music and make the editing seamless.

Once the audio had been marked for the beats I started to piece together a rough video, snapping the video media onto the marks on the audio. This didn't take long and gave me quite a clear picture of what I wanted for my music video. The problem this left me with is that the video was unrefined and choppy due to some inaccurate place audio markers and lack of transitions between video media. After this I discussed with my target audience how my video could be improved, what would make it more engaging? I got several responses.

Audience Response:

• "The video is well edited but the end transition was choppy and the two video's were not lined up properly so you could tell they were two separate images"
• "The start of the music video was quite bland the difference between the video's you used were minimal so we did not notice the transitions"
• "As you music is conceptual try an make the video more engaging by adding random shots from different points in the video. Maybe at the star."

This feed back was quite useful so I then went back over the video to look for mistakes to correct. One of the corrections I was given was that the start was plain. To improve this I went back and on every second beat added a video of Sadiq kneeling to add variation to the shots which ended with him looking into the camera at the end of the intro. This will be more engaging to my target audience. Secondly I was told the end wasn't properly edited together which made for a poor quality video. What I did to improve this was alter the video qualities and dimension so that the path matched up better and added a crossfade so the impurities that were there were not noticed as much. Finally I added so foliage footage and videos of Sadiq looking around with curiosity within the chorus. This made the video more engaging and less boring than just Sadiq walking down a path.

MV Planning: Filming Schedual

Filming if goes to plan should only take place on one date:

- 15th February 2018- Both Indie and Sadiq will be needed (woodland Quarry)

I got all my filming done on that date so there was no need for further filming dates.

MV Planning: Shot List

Shot number	Location AM/PM	Lyrics	Actor/s	Camera shot	Angle	Movement	Details
1	PM Woodland path	Intro	Sadiq	Establishing shot	Mid	None	Slowly cuts inwards and outward
2		Feeble bones took me to a valuable weakness		Mid shot	Mid	None	Sadiq Kneeling
3				Close up	Mid	None	Sadiq moving his head upward
4		There’s no comfort in silence no real violence in words		Mid shot/Long shot	Mid	None	Sadiq stands up to then look around
5		So I sharpen my blade and bowed my head before I ceased and desisted		Mid/long	Mid	Pan	Foliage shots to act as filler whilst editing
6		And though my stomach was a ball of resistance I went straight for the course		Close up	mid	Track/ pan	Of sadiqs face looking around in curiosit and falling back
7		With burns on the back of my palms will I reget my cause? Or revel in my thoughts?		Long shot	mid	none	Sadiq starting to march forward getting ready to walk
8	Woodland area PM	I’m caught in the winds of remorse ‘Cause everybody knows	Sadiq	Long shot	mid	none	Sadiq charges up to walk
9		What good is a sword next to a shotgun x3		Long shot	mid	none	Sadi walks toward the camera and away
10				Mid shot	mid	Pan/none	Foliage and sadiq feeling confuse
11		How did I get stuck in this valiant position		Close up	mid	none	Sadiq sits down and rests
12		When either I’ll survive for an instant or cradle the earth		Mid shot	mid	Rotation clockwise	Sadiq still sitting mixed with sky and foliage
13		My god forsaken, weakend pulse, I knew I had to amend this		Close up	mid	none	Sadiqs face
14		Though I never was a force to be reckoned, or a sight to behold		Establishing shot	low	pan	Foliage
15		With burnd on the back of my palms will I regret my cause and revel in my thoughts		Mid shot	mid	rotation	Sadiq contemplating life
16		I’m caught in the winds of remorse ‘Cause everybody knows		Close up	mid	none	Sadiq looks up to find somebody
17		What good is a sword next to a shotgun x3		Long shot	mid	none	Indie walks away from sadiq whilst sadiq runs after her
18		Am I biting the bullet		Mid shot	mid	none	Indie turns around and knocks sadiq on the floor
19		Am I biting the bullet		Long shot	Low angle	none	Indie walks away
20	woodland Pm	What good is a sword next to a shotgun	Sadiq	Establishing shot	mid	none	Two shots that’ll cross fade

MV Planning: Costume and Props

These are some of the ideas I had for the actors outfits for my music video.

Sadiq:

1. Puffy coat
2. Black jeans
3. Black shirt
4. Black trainers

Indie:

1. Superdry Coat
2. Misc shirt
3. Jeans
4. Black trainers

Props:
N/A no props are included in my video

MV Planning: Equipment

When I start filming the only piece of equipment i'll be using is the Nikon D3300 camera without the tripod. This is because I need to made the shots feel like they are hand shot and it would make my indie video look more rustic and down to earth. Also the camera shoots in slow motion which is vital for my video.

MV Planning: Location Planning

For my music video I only needed once location but the path had to be perfect and not ruined by motorbikes or pedestrians, it also had to be quiet and secluded. I went on the search for a very secluded woodland path

Grafton Underwood was a good choice however it had a lot of left over old buildings that would have gotten in the way of the shots. Also it is a very busy village with a main road going through it so no matter what cars would have been in the shot.

My second choice was to shoot at the wood at Wick steed park however because of it's popularity there would always be pedestrians in the shot; that or a giant roller coaster ride in the background. Another problem was getting there. My actors had no way to get to the park as they lived quite far from it.

Finally I decided on the "quarry" woodland area. It is close to the actors so we can get there. There are no restrictions. It's fairly remote and quite and barely any litter. It was a perfect place to film.