EDITING TECHNIQUES FOR OUR VIDEO

For my music video, a variety of different techniques have been used to create effects and a more professional outcome.

KELSEY HASLAM

Some techniques used was the dip to black and cross dissolves for

particularly the beginning and ends of our video. To create effects such as this, the ‘video transitions’ tool was

used to place these transitions before a clip, which would create the effect.

To show the title of the song, I used the ‘Title’ option, ‘New Title’ and ‘Default Still’ which you can then type your own

text.

A split screen was used to explain narrative more, showing two different scenes at one time,

also establishing the two main protagonists.

To create the split screen effect, we placed the two clips over the top of one another so that

they would play at the same time, making sure that both clips were the same time length and same scale so that it would fit the video well.

As a photography technique, we have looked a lot into lighting, creating bokeh effects such as in this shot. We

have edited some clips throughout the video by overlaying two clips to create these effects, showing

different locations or explaining narrative more in professional ways.

To create this specific overlaying effect, we have placed two clips over each other, using the ‘cross fade’

transition which would be in the video transitions option. This led the bokeh long shot of the busy street

to fade into the close up shot of one of the central protagonist’s face.

For shots like this, the reverse speed option was used, which would reverse backwards.

This particular shot was created by using the reverse speed option, but also overlaid with the original clip, at original speed. This was created to create an effect which would fit

with the song, but also to explain the narrative in terms of how the main

protagonist is having a flashback and is contemplating and thinking in the bath tub.

These shots were placed together, using the reverse speed tool to repeat the first clip after the second, to create a flashback effect in terms of the narrative.

The slow motion effect was used in line with the song and music. Slow motion was particularly used towards the end of the music video to show

the inside of the club. This would explain the narrative to express how she is thinking back to this night, but also the point of view camera shot,

and slow motion would explain the consumption of alcohol which had occurred this night, the slow motion to represent the slow reactions and

brain activity when under the influence of alcohol. When editing the slow motion of these clips, we had chosen to leave

them at 30% as this was the best speed duration which would fit in with the music but also explain the narrative, without being too slow. To use

this tool, we right hand clicked on the video and edited the speed duration.

As well as adjusting the speed duration to create a slow motion effect with certain clips, I have also used the speed duration to create fast paced clips. The clip at the end, with

the main protagonist’s legs being shown sneaking in and running up the stairs was fast forwarded to portray the

narrative.

The fast speed was created in the same way as slow motion, however we have changed the speed duration to 150%. The fast paced edit was created to fit in with the music and the rest of the clips, but also to express how the character is

sneaking in. The way that it is fast shows how she is trying to get upstairs quick to try and not be seen, possibly by her

parents. It also references to how she may be ‘running away from her problems,’ in terms of narrative. How she is eager to run upstairs and run the bath, creating the idea of drowning

her sorrows and the idea of regret of the night before and the pressure she has from her peers.