TH Editing Music Video (1)

I have been predominantly working on the music video, with Dan developing the digipak's various panes.

Editing the video has been a fairly straightforward process. Before anything, I had to set the Premiere Elements project to the correct format setting; with a screen profile of 1920x1080i. The second task was to import all video files and song file from the computer's D Drive. After this, I placed the song on the audio track of the timeline and used this as my underlining constant throughout the timeline's length.

Trimming clips down to appropriate sizes is more difficult than may appear for a music video's performance. As we had filmed numerous, long, locked-down shots, some clips were in excess of three minutes in length. This meant that finding the correct parts to match the parts of the storyboard, and finding parts that were viable to use in the video was a long process. In spite of this, it allowed for any trimming, cutting and extending on the timeline to be done efficiently and accurately.

I have personally found that matching actions on screen with the music is quite easy. Finding elements of clips that correspond to parts of the music is not planned during storyboarding, unlike matching lip-syncing to lyrics. Thus, when finding a match between a flare on screen with a change in key in the music, or a cut at the exact same time as a loud beat from the drums in the song, it is a very rewarding feeling. Music videos feature these similarities between visuals and audio very frequently.

Finally, I have developed my ability in trimming and organising clips this year. During the editing of our AS piece, I remember finishing the film and feeling I had missed out some shots that could have been better than existing ones. I did this because I could not find the right part of the video for some clips, or I could not find parts of clips that we wanted. Experience has meant I now efficiently cut-down clips and have produced a succinct, smooth-flowing music video rough cut in the past week.

A view of the preview section portraying a CU of a guitar, with the timeline full of clips and the constant music file underneath, and a list of video files on the right-hand side.

This screenshot depicts a mini-preview window. It portrays a shot that appears early on in the video. This shot is an example of a shot where an event on-screen corresponds to an element of the song. The bass guitar's tuner flashes with the red light as the drums commence at the end of the intro.