editing thumbnails

When editing the clips are kept in the bottom left hand corner, you can see the thumb nails of each video so you can identify the clips, you can also hover over each clip to play a part of it to help disiquish which clip it is, as there are many that are quite similar to each other. You can also double click and play the clips and open at the top an area in which you can view the whole clip with sound.

Music video- instamental Coldplay- Fix You

editing to sound

evaluation

I decided to do a found footage music video, showing the difference between man made and nature. I chose an instrumental version of fix you by coldplay because it had the right slow tempo and had the same pace as i wanted the video to have. If i had more time i would have liked to add more of my own footage because i found it difficult finding the kind of clips that i wanted,  near the beginning there are 3 of my own clips. I didn't feel like the clips were that high of quality which brought the quality of the video down. The video was supposed to have a message of what we are doing to the Earth but re-watching the video that isn't all that clear. I made my video experimental by putting the clips over clips to try and emphasise my point by comparing them both. Editing was quite easy as it was very simple to cut the clips that i wanted to you as then adjust the contrast so that you can see both clips.

Some of the images are grainy and the quality of the clips that i have found are low quality, also because they are found footage the clips are not all the same size, so when editing i had to change the size of my clips so that they are all the same size, so it doesn't look off when i have put them on top of each other, however it means that there are blank space around the clips because not all the clips were big enough to fit the screen.

It doesn't look that good but, i think the clip go well with the music because of the slow pace and saddened tone. I had to cut the song down to 3 minutes from it's original 6 because of the struggle of finding the clips for a video that long and because of the subject of the video is not all that interesting, the clips are similar to each other, if i had more time i could have came up with a more interesting concept and maybe a more original song. I did rush to find the clips, find the music, find a concept and edit, so it isn't that good of a job, i could have done a better job if i were to give myself more time and had a clearer idea when i started the project of what i wanted to do.

I attempted to have a little bit of experimental by having clips come in at different parts to the music, this happens at the beginning, the clips don't take up the whole screen and there is a bit of blank space around them but the clips are not there for long so that i feel like i can get away with the amount of black space that i have.  

I have a lot of layers to work with because part of what makes this found footage experimental is the layers ontop of each other, so you are seeing the clips at the same time on top of each other. The amount of layers i had at times did confuse me because i wanted certain ones over certain clips and so  the layers did confuse me, if i had been more organised with my layers, it would have been more simple.

updated promotional video

Hartshill Hayes Promotional Video from Willow Collins on Vimeo.


Editing.
We had some trouble originally with the software and the files because we lost some of our clips when transferring the files from SD card to the Mac computer but we had backups so that it was easy to get the clips back. We did waste a whole day trying to put files imported to premier pro, because we originally was just working from a hard drive, we then had to put the files onto the computer then to premier pro because working of the hard drive slowed things down. When going back through the footage and sound, mainly with the interview with he ranger, because the mic was constantly being moved we had a lot of unwanted sound that we couldn't fully edit out. Because we didn't use a tripod in a lot of the shots we had to use the warp stabiliser which in some shots didn't fully work, so we had to be brutal with some of the shots so that only the best possible shots were left. When editing the interviews we found that we had to cut out a lot of fillers, when people spoke there were lots of "errs" and "umm" so we had to do a lot of chopping in order to have what they are saying flow. We didn't realise how long the interviews were going to be, so first we edited and hoped to what was usable and we felt like we needed to include. We then later had to cut more of the interviews out to keep the video shorter. If we did this again, i would make sure to label and organise the clips before we start editing because when we were editing, one of the hardest things was going through the clips to find which one to use, we should have labelled and sorted out to get a general idea of what clips we could use when to add more structure to the process and possibly save us more time. We also found when editing that we had to colour correct a lot with he clips because on one of the cameras the white balance was off this also slowed us down because we had to make sure that the clips matched with he exposure and colours. What we did well was cutting all the unimportant clips that, although was nice didn't add anything to the narrative and would have made the video longer than it should be and the music that Willow wrote went really well with the video, as it set the right mood for the video with was calming and relaxing. During the edit we also checked that we had everything that the client asked for, like logs, fonts and that we mentioned certain parts of the Hays. We had a lot of technical difficulties, during the several days of editing we lots some clips and so there are parts in video where we had clips over the interviews, which no longer exist, so we submitted a second draft to meet our deadline, we are able to re-shoot and salvage footage for a final draft when our client comes back from holiday in 2 weeks.

We made the interviews the main component in our video, this is to show that Hartshill Hays is a place for people and to get different insights of the different age groups around the hays to give a more realistic insight. We also had people walking around or playing in the park as apposed to just showing the empty spaces because it makes it more realistic and better to show the parks main spots being used, so it looks better than just empty spaces when people are talking about them. We had a lot of footage, so in order to shorten the film to a watchable length, we had to cut out a lot of it, which include cutting the umms from the interviews as they added more time and made the interviews more boring so we edited them out. We adjusted a lot of the colours so that all the footages white balanced match to make it look more professional and so that no shot stood out because it was a different colour that didn't go with the rest of the video. We each had our own ideas for this video, in order for the ideas to be shared and listen to we assigned jobs roles in which we could express our own ideas within the set job role, mine was filming (this allowed me to take shots that i felt would work within the video, it helped in the previous years at college that i took photography so i was well experienced with the camera and experimenting with different angles), Conner was directing and communication and Willows was Music. We all assisted with the editing as it was a big job, too big for anyone to do alone, so we worked as a team when editing taking it in turns and listening to each ideas and trying them out to see what would work and what didn't.

These two images show the editing we had to do to one of the videos colours, as when we did one of the interviews, one of the cameras had an off white balance and so the footage was more golden than the others, so we had to change the colour of that video to fit the others. In the preview screen of the screenshot the image on the lefty is the video that needed changing and the one on the right was the video we needed thew other to look more similar to.

Editing

Sequence 01 from abbie on Vimeo.


This is one of our shots we got when shooting the promotional video, i used this to experiment with the warp stabiliser as in the first editing draft of our video their were shots that we used the warp stabiliser on, which didn't work and the effect messed with he video making it look not good. So experimenting with some clips to see if we could use this video editing effect in the final draft. The clip shows two shots of a stream, the first one is shaky with no effect and the second is still with the warp effect. It worked a lot better on this clip

first edit (draft) and response from client

This is our first draft, we sent this to our client, we explained that it wasn't finished and that we still had a lot more footage to take and use, but this is the general direction of the video. They replied with...

The video isn't finished yet, but we hope to get is finished by the deadline and as Mrs Cheesman is going on holiday, and will be way during our deadline we have some extra time before the deadline just to go over any little imperfections before sending it to them and them hopefully using it on their website. In the meantime when it comes to the deadline as we won't have the client feedback we need, we are hoping one of our teachers could give us some feedback on our clients behalf.

Footage placement

We have gathered up all the footage we have captured so far and put it all on the same hard drive, so it is in the same place for when we start editing.

Editing to sound

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORy2QUM2fK4

health and safety

When filming in the studio we would make sure the wires were out of the way as possible to avoid anyone tripping over and we also made sure that there was plenty of room so that none of the equipment was knocked over or tripped over when moving around the studio. We also made sure to turn off the lights that were not being used and to not face the bright lights in anyones eyes. The lights can get quite hot, so before we moved them around we made sure they were cool enough for no one to get burned.

Low key lighting, his key lighting and reflectors

espana from abbie on Vimeo.

The editing for this video didn't take long, as i cut the clips that i needed and put them in order, i didn't change any colours or adjust the video, these are straight jump cuts.

lighting Butterfly, edge and rembrandt

Sequence 01 from abbie on Vimeo.

Using three different light sources, the key light which is placed 45 degrees to the side of the subject, the fill light which is opposite the camera often a reflector is used, and a back lighting. This lighting can be identified but the triangle shaped light under the eye, as shown in the second image.

Edge lighting

Edge lighting is when only one side of the face is in light and the other side has a shadow cast upon it.  It's one of the easiest lighting set ups as the main light only needs to be on one side of the subject while the camera if facing it. 

Butterfly lighting

Butterfly lighting is lighting that creates a shadow below the subjects nose that resembles a butterfly. This lighting is from a single light source placed higher than the subject but not directly above them. This lighting is often used to create softer lighting to make mostly females prettier.

Editing types and shots video

This is my video, showing different editing types and shots, there is the establishing shot at the beginning, followed by shot, reverse shot, the 30 degree rule, the 180 degree rule, cross cutting, match in action and the Kuleshov Effect.

The scenes i shot for this were under exposed, as i shot inside. The video may also be a bit confusing because i used the same location and people for all shots and editing types, someone could easily get mixed up to witch shot is which. Also going into this i was not that sure of some of the shots and editing types and so i tried to keep them basic, so that mainly I could understand the shots. The explanations in the video are not as clear as they could be, but i only have a basic understanding of these shots and so i couldn't go into much detail. However i managed to give examples of all the shots and editing types with simple examples and explanation. The footage is edited together with jump cuts and with no tampering to the footage colour.

Camera shots

camera shots from abbie on Vimeo.


This video shows the different camera shots. I have labeled each shot to make it easier to tell which shot is which. I have tried to keep the shots clear as to what they are. The tracking shot is not done well as i put the camera in a trolly and you can see the bars of the trolly taking up most of the shot, i changed the aperture so the bars are out of focus,s o you can tell who i am tracking and the trolly gave the movement more ease however there is a part where the trolly goes over a bump and you can tell because the camera jumps a little. I tried to keep all my shots clear and of a good quality and i think i did this well because I had a lot of natural lighting so i could have the ISO low in a lot of the shots. However I used the same person in most of my shots and because i made it simple, so i when editing and the person watching could easily see and tell which shot is which even without the titles, the video is a bit boring, i could have taken a range of different objects and people to get the shots and their would have been more of a variety. I think i have managed to capture the shots well as for example in the extreme close up, you can see what is meant to be in the image which is a feature of the persons face, but i also had a low aperture so that the background is out of focus which draws more attention to the factual feature in focus. I tried to order the shots well, as at the beginning of the video you see a close up followed after by an extreme close up where you can see a comparison from close up to extreme close up, followed by mid shot, long shot and establishing shot. Most of the time the establishing shot would be at the beginning for example in a film it would normally start with an establishing shot or extreme long shot so the audience knows where the film is set, however i put my establishing shot int he middle of the video because i preferred to group the mid shots, close ups and long shots together so it is easier to compare them.

editing shots

The shinning, establishing shot

Hangover part 3, continuity editing

the hunger games, shot reverse shot

mission impossible ghost protocol 180 degree

Edward scissor hands, cross cutting

matrix, match on action

shame, Kuleshov Effect

the karate kid, metric montage

the good the bad and the ugly, rhythmic montage

they live, intellectual montage

tonal montage

overtonal montage

30 degree rule, ex machine

Editing labels

These images show the labelling of videos in Premier pro. This is helpful for organisation as in list form it only gives you the name of the video which i have renamed so i know by the name which video shows which. I also used the good tick box to mark to myself which videos are good and that i could use when i start editing.  When i click on a video to rename it i can see the video behind the labelling screen, so i don't have to go back and forth to know what the video is, I can see the video. This is really useful when editing because it saves time going up and down looking for the right clip because i have already looked and and organised the clips, so i know what videos i have and where to find them. However if you have the same shot for example a shot of a lake and you have several but only one of them is the right one, and you have already labelled them lake side 1, 2 or 3, it can be difficult to fin which one is the correct one, but you can also click a box that marks the clip as good, sow hen you come to find that clip you just for the clip with he correct name and the tick. This process may take a while depending on how much footage you have but it keeps everything organised and it makes things easier later on. 

Apature

apature from abbie on Vimeo.
The aperture changes the focus of a shot. The larger the aperture e.g F/2 the more light allowed into the image but the more shallow the focus. Shallow focus or a shallow depth of field is when there isn't a lot in focus, meaning if you have a object in focus the background and surrounding area will be out of focus. When the aperture is small e.g F/22 it has a deep depth of field meaning everything or at least a lot of the image is in focus. When the aperture is low it also lets in less light. For the video i used a tripod as i used a telephoto lens, which is heavier and picks ups shakes more. So in order not to have shakes i used a tripod, however some of the panning was a bit jumpy, so i used a warp stabiliser in editing, so the video looks better and smoother.
The screenshot below is of an aperture of F/5, this is a low aperture that has brought in plenty of light so the image is slightly over-exposed.  You can see the shallow focus, as  there is only one section in focus, the leaf at the front and the bushes towards the back are all out of focus.  A shallow focus is used to draw attention to one particular thing in the shot, when used this would show that the particular thing in focus is important to the narrative.

The screenshot to the left has an aperture of F/8 this is a slightly deeper depth of field you can see compared to the F/5 screenshot there is more in focus however there is still party of the leaves out of focus. This aperture is good for shots where there are a couple of characters in shot and the camera needs to focus not them but instead of all the focus being on the characters , there is a little background to give it context, it could also be used to have someone walking into focus.
The screenshot to the left has an aperture of F/22. This is deep depth of field meaning everything is in focus. This is a good example of deep depth of field because of how much is in focus and the shot is correctly exposed. This aperture is best for establishing shots because all the background and everything is in focus.
The image to the right is of my first try shooting. As you can see the shot is over exposed due to the low aperture opening up the lens and allowing more light into the camera and while filming i didn't use a tripod and so the footage came out very shaky. Although it did show the shallow focus well,as the leaves in front are in focus and the background is completely out of focus.
If i re-shot, i would pan slower on a tripod to stop the shakes. so i don't have to rely on the editing so much. I would also change the shutter speed, in order for the scenes to be correctly exposed so that the shots are more effective and we could focus on the aperture.

Shutter speed

Sequence 01 from abbie on Vimeo.
The shutter speed, control the exposure of camera, the longer the shutter speed e.g 1/30, the more light is allowed in the camera, the shorter the shutter speed time, the less light there is, as there is less time for the light to get into the camera. When the shutter speed is low, the more light can enter the image however without a tripod the image can have movement blurs, as when the shutter speed is low it pick up more movement and too much movement can lead to blurs in the image or video.
This is not the best example of shutter speed, as some of the shots of over exposed like 1/30 of a second. The videos are also out of focus, because i couldn't directly see the camera when shooting the videos came out unfocused. It would be best to re-shoot the videos to get a clearer example of the different shutter speeds in use. The faster shutter speed would best for action sequences with fast movement as the moves would be seen as more precise without movement blurs. Slower camera speeds can be used for scene where there isn't a lot of lighting and the characters aren't moving too much, as the little movements won't create movement blurs and the lower shutter speed will let enough lightning for the shot to be correctly exposed.



This screenshot is 1/30 of a second.The image has more movement blur because of the slower shutter speed. The image is also a lot brighter than the others because more light can get into the image because of more light getting into the image.

 

The image to the right is a screenshot of my video at 1/50 of a second. The is the average shutter speed when filming. As you can see there is less movement blur compared to the 1/30 of a second but there is still slight movement blurs.
This screenshot is of 1/250 of a second, there is a lot less movement blur than the other two shutter speeds, because it is quicker at capturing the the image per frame. However this image is darker as the shutter speed doesn't allow as much light.

ISO comparison

Sequence 01 from abbie on Vimeo.
The ISO can help you adjust the lighting on a image. If you take a picture and the image is under-exposed you can change the ISO, the higher the Iso the more light you can get in your image. However if the ISO is too high the quality of the image gets changed and you can get grain and or noise on your image. Thats why you should try and keep your ISO as low as possible, around 100 or 200. When taking an image that is under lit, you should change the shutter speed or the aperture first, as then it allows you to keep the quality of the image.

This is a screenshot (to the left) from my video, where i used a ISO of 3200. As you can see the quality of the image is low as the grain can clearly be seen.
 The screen show bellow is when i used an ISO of 200, the quality is better as their is less grain as outside it was brighter and the ISO could be kept low.




I showed the ISO changes in two videos played one after the other, with the 200 first then the 3200. I also added text in the video so the person watching the video can easily tell which ISO was used for which video. However i could have shown the videos in a more effective way by having the two videos played side by side, in red to show a direct comparison. Also in my first clip, the 200 ISO, the quality of the video isn't very good as it is slightly out of focus and the panning is shaky. I attempted to fix the handheld shake from the camera by using a warp stabiliser, but the effects are minimal when compared to the original clip.

The technical challenges that i faced during the shoot is the steadiness of the camera, i could have used a tripod to demonstrated a steady pan. I would have also preferred to show the lowest ISO which is 100, however the lighting outside wasn't great,s o the best i could film is 200. Although i managed to change the ISO with no problem and if i came to it and i did need to change the aperture or the shutter speed, i would know how to do so.