As this was my first day shooting my music video I had to ensure that I had all the equipment I needed so I would be prepared and would be able to start shooting my video as soon as I got to the Country Park. In the images below you will be able to see the equipment I took with me to the forest which would enable me to shoot my video. This equipment included, a Canon EOS 1200D camera, an 8 Gigabyte sand disk (SD) card, a tripod, my drawing book which included my storyboard so I would know what I would be filming and where and also the two props which included the memories box and the couple photograph. These images present all of the equipment I needed just to film my music video - however, I did take other equipment with me, but they weren't for filming - for example, I took my backpack to ensure that I would be able to carry everything at once and to keep everything protected in case anything happened in relation to the weather or even anything else. All in all, as long as I had all the equipment I needed to film my video, I knew that I would be able to begin filming as soon as I got to the location. On top of that, as I was filming on a Saturday, I actually decided to take out the camera from college on the Friday which meant I did try to again familiarize myself with the camera and this meant that it actually lost a lot of charge, so another piece of equipment I had when I took out all of the camera equipment was a charger to ensure that I would have a full battery when I went out filming on the Saturday - however, I did not take this charger to the forest with me as it would have been useless there.
On The Day
Before actually leaving the house to begin filming in this location, I kept checking the weather to ensure that there would be no sudden and drastic change which would have to make me and my actor stop filming. In the images below you are able to see two different times I looked at the weather - in the first two images you are able to see that I had taken these screenshots of the weather at 8:28am on the Saturday that I was going to film. In the first image you are able to see that between 9am and 12pm the weather was going to be quite windy and in the second image you are able to see that between 1pm and 5pm, it was going to be cloudy with a little rain - however, when I first looked at this I thought that the cloudy sky may be good for my video as I don't want a bright and sunny looking video anyway and also since there was only a 40% chance of rain I decided that I would still continue to film and if it did decide to rain then we would stop filming for that time, but if it got worse then we would have to leave.
Me and Laura were actually filming at the Humber Bridge Country Park between 11am and 2:50pm, which gave us almost 4 hours of filming and in the image on the right hand side below that I have presented, you are able to see that there was apparently going to be a lot of rain between 11am and 3pm. However, I took this screenshot just as I got out of the car to walk into the Country Park and by this time I thought that I was already at the location I needed to be in and it wasn't raining at the time and there was only a 30% chance of rain, so I decided just to stay and begin filming.
After filming on this day I went home and uploaded all of the footage I had taken on the day and had saved it onto my computers desktop so I would be able to work on it whenever I needed to. In the image below you are able to see that I saved all my footage in a folder called 'Woods Day 1' which contained 192 different shots. In this image you are also able to see that there are many shots which look similar and this is due to the fact that sometimes the shots that I was doing didn't go the way I wanted them to go, so I had to keep doing some of the same shots over and over again - however, I have spoken about this in more detail under the 'Problems' heading below. When filming on this day, I decided to take some images to prove that we were filming at the time, but due to the fact that there were a lot of shots that I needed to take and I didn't want to waste any time, I only managed to get one piece of evidence and this is just an image of we working with the camera which I had presented on the right. In this image I was actually trying to resolve an issue with the camera I was having (which again I will explain in more detail below), but at the time, Laura decided to take a photo of me just for some evidence. In this image you are actually able to see me wearing multiple layers and this was due to the fact that it was actually really cold on the day of filming, so both me and Laura brought numerous layers of clothes with us to ensure that we were warm when it came to shooting and because Laura was only wear a thin leather jacket and a t-shirt when filming, we had to especially ensure that she kept warm. Also in this image you are able to see that I am carrying a backpack, which is what I used to carry all the equipment in, but also any extra things we needed on the day as well which included props and another outfit that Laura would be wearing for the video. Underneath I will mention the issues I came across - however, as we were tight for time when filming due to the camera's charge, I decided that I wanted to get all the longest shots over with so I would be able to film the shorter shots quickly when I next came to the location, so I managed to get all of the shots with the props in this filming day and I also managed to get the shots of the silhouette which meant that I wouldn't need to worry about bringing the costume for the silhouette next time we decide to come to this location and I will have all of the shots I need.
Problems
When filming on this day there actually were quite a few issues we came across and I think this is partly because of the fact that this was the first time I had been filming my video, so I wasn't completely familiar with what I was doing and how it would turn out - however, there were also a range of other reasons that actually caused problems for me when filming on this day. Due to the issues that I came across, I didn't get all of the shots I needed for this location and as I matter of fact I only got around 15 shots out of approximately the 50 shots that I needed from this location and again I think this is due to the fact that there were many issues we came across, but also the majority of the shots that I started off doing, actually took a long time to film and make perfect, which is what may have wasted so much time.
The main issue we came across when filming was actually trying to focus the camera and although I had watched plenty of videos on the subject and even asked Liam about it, I still had an issue for some reason, even though when I was practicing with it the night before all of the images that I took were in focus. When trying to focus the camera I kept switching from video mode to photography mode to see if I would be able to get the depth of field effect that I wanted - while on this mode I also took a range of images and in these images (which I have presented below) you are able to see how I have struggled to get the main feature in the image to be in focus and on top of that, I have also provided some of the videos that I shot which did not go well, so lead me onto re-shooting. Nonetheless, I eventually got the shots I wanted and they came out just the way I wanted them and once I had got past the depth of field issue, I then managed to continue creating my video without wasting so much time.
Here are some of the images I took when trying to figure out how to focus the main feature. I have included both the images of when the camera didn't focus, but also some images from when it eventually did focus:
Here are some of the video shots I took that were out of focus which I have managed to put all in one video through the use of Adobe Premiere Pro:
Another issue I came across when filming was the weather, and although I knew it was going to rain on the day, I was still prepared to continue filming. Around 1 hour into filming, I had got about 4 completed shots done due to the fact that I had just only managed to figure out what was happening when I was trying to focus the camera and by this time it started to begin raining quite heavily which meant that me and Laura had to stop filming at that time and we both hid under a tree and put all of the equipment in my backpack to ensure that nothing would get damaged or broken. At this time, we waited around 10 minutes for the rain to stop and then we were able to begin filming again - however, we had to be careful as the ground was slippy and muddy, so we had to ensure that we wouldn't fall over. Another big issue we came across was the charge on the camera and again, this was the first time we had been out filming so I wasn't sure about how long the camera would last and as I said before we began filming at around 11am and left by 2:50pm and this was due to the fact that the camera had died because I didn't turn it off between takes, so when I film next time I will have to ensure that I save the battery and turn off the camera between all the takes. If this didn't occur then I perhaps would have been able to get more shots done and would be able to begin editing my video. Overall, this filming day didn't go as expected - however, I now know what I did wrong and how I would be able to overcome those issues next time I film for my video.
Although this wasn't exactly an issue, I did try to film one scene in a different way. In one of the scenes you are supposed to see the actor just ripping up the photograph of her and her boyfriend, but my actor had the idea to actually get a lighter and burn the image which I thought was a good concept that we could try and would go well with the music video. However, once we tried it we noticed that the photo took too long to burn, but also it was really windy on the day so it kept blowing the fire out which mean that this wasn't going to make the cut of my video - however, I took spare photographs with me, so managed to get a shot of my actor ripping the image up which will be used in my final video.
Here is the video of setting the photograph alight which didn't go according to plan:
When it comes to completing my music video, I would have to think of where I would possibly publish it to get the highest amount of viewers as possible to enable my artists to become well known and popular in relation to the Pop Punk genre or in relation to the music scene in general. I decided to do some research to find out where the majority of people would watch music videos or where they are most likely to see a music video which will be helpful to me as it will enable me to know where the best places are for me to be posting my music video to ensure that I will get as many people who enjoy listening to Pop Punk music, but also I will hopefully get other people who usually may not listen this genre of music, but they will hopefully see my music video and enjoy it, which will lead them onto liking my artist and hopefully following her in what she does musically, but maybe also personally.
When looking for popular websites that people frequently go on to watch videos or even specifically music video's, I decided to rely on Google to see what resources it was able to get. Once I had looked around on different websites for a while, I then found one which informed me on all of the different software and websites that people use to watch certain videos or even just to search for videos in relation to a specific feature they are looking for. On this website I was able to find a wide range of different software's and websites which are used to enable audiences to watch certain videos. Below I have presented an image which is in relation to viral videos. In this list many different factors have been taken into account including; popularity, ease of use, file size limitations, format flexibility and the option to download, post or podcast your video. Underneath you will be able to see the image I have taken from this website where I have also explained some of the websites that are presented in the images in more detail.
Viral Videos
The name 'Viral Videos' essentially means that these websites that have been presented above are sites which generally include videos which can quite often go viral and mass audiences are likely to watch them - meaning, they would be perfect for me to publish my music video on once it has been completed to ensure that as many people as possible will see my music video and want to know more about the artist in it. In the image above you can see that YouTube was obviously going to be the number one site which people would watch videos on and this is due to the fact that this is a free website where people are able to post any video they want and any audience will easily be able to watch any video they want. However, you are able to see that there are some limitations as the user is only able to upload a video which is a certain length and file size, but also it only has a certain amount of file formats which can be uploaded which isn't actually that bad due to the fact that the majority of people will only be using certain file formats - however, it often depends on what the videographer used to film their video as they may need to convert the file format. Overall, by looking at this image you are able to see that there are a range of different software's and websites which audiences can go onto to watch videos, but the best is probably YouTube - meaning, this will most likely be the first place that I will publish my music video as a range of individuals that are fans of the Pop Punk genre will easily be able to find and watch my music video, but also an array of different people may just come across my music video even if they don't like the Pop Punk genre and hopefully they will enjoy it and will want to watch more in relation to my artist.
This suggestion that YouTube is possibly the best website for individuals to upload videos and for audiences to watch videos in relation to what they like can be proved due to the fact that before I started to look at creating my music video I decided to construct a survey in which a wide range of people were able to vote and one of the questions I asked in this survey was 'Where do you usually watch music videos?' with the top answer being 'YouTube'. As I do not know how old the list I found on the website is, I cannot be certain if YouTube is still the number one websites for people to publish and watch videos on - however, I only created this survey in late 2016 - meaning, this survey is up-to-date and that people are more likely to watch and publish videos on YouTube than anywhere else as this is a popular website where individuals can easily find the videos they want, but can also find new ones which may interest them. Below is a screenshot of the question I asked and answers I received which had been presented on the survey I created.
As my music video isn't based on a genuine relationship it meant that the actor in my music video doesn't actually have memories with her 'boyfriend' and isn't really in a relationship with him, so this meant that I would need to create props myself to make it look as if the two individuals really were in a relationship, but also to make it believable for the audience. I used about four different props in my music video - however, only two of them were created myself as the others were real items that already existed, like the use of the guitar. The two different props that I created myself were the memories box and the photograph of the couple together - again, I needed these to create verisimilitude and to make the narrative seem real for the audience. Below I have demonstrated how I created these props and why I made them in a certain way.
Memories Box
The very first prop I decided to create was the memories box as this was going to be included in the first shoot I would be doing, so I needed to ensure that I had everything I needed. For this prop I wanted to create a box of memories which is seen as stereotypical for girls as they often like to keep everything that reminds them of what their relationship was about and to remind them of their partner. The use of the memory box enables the audience to see that the actor has had a lot of good memories with her boyfriend and they were once perfect for each other - however, it has all changed now and everything seems a lot darker as they are no longer happy with each other. Below is a slideshow I have created which presents how I created this prop:
In this slideshow you are able to see that I have made just a simple box into a memories box which is an important prop in my music video. When I decided to create a memories box I knew that I didn't want a bright and colourful box that would have a range of different decorations on it as this would not be conventional to the genre and wouldn't suit the actors personality, so this is why I decided to make a memories box myself and design it in the way I think it should look.
Below is a presentation which demonstrates how I created this memories box:
Including this prop in my music video is very important as it helps the audience understand what the singer is going through in her relationship and presents everything good that she once had with her partner. The use of memories may present that she is still not over the relationship - however, when the audience see her throw the box away they will hopefully understand that she wants to get away from it all and wants to do what is best for her. I also think that the use of this memory box creates a narrative and enables the audience to understand what the whole story of the music video is, which is important from an artists perspective as they want their audience to understand their feelings so they will feel sympathy for them and will hopefully then become part of their fan base.
Before I created my own memories box I did look at a range of others from google images which would hopefully inspire me as to when I began to create my own and I believe that they did inspire and help me in creating the memory box. Underneath are some of the images I looked at which helped me in creating my own memory box:
Couple Photograph
The other prop I needed to create was a photograph that in a way would look like a Polaroid, but again I needed this prop for the first shoot that I was doing, so had to make sure I had it ready when I would be filming my first shoot. This certain prop would mainly be used to address to the audience that the whole of the music video revolves around the boyfriend and is about what he has done to their relationship. This photograph will be seen inside of the memory box, so again presenting that it was one of the happy times that she spent with her boyfriend, but while sat on the bench the singer will take the photograph out of the box; will look at it and begin to rip it up which demonstrates to the audience that she has had enough with the relationship and knows that she will be able to do better elsewhere or it may present that she is still confused as what to do because of the situation she is in as she knows she is no longer getting enough from the relationship and doesn't know whether she should end it or not.
Below are some images to present the process I went through to create this prop:
The first thing I did when creating this prop was to actually get an image from Laura which I would be able to use and as I wanted an image that looked like Laura was in a relationship with someone, this is exactly what I asked her for and she presented me with the photograph that can be seen in the image above. I believe that this was a perfect photograph to use as both of the individuals look happy and are hugging each other which makes it look as if they are a happy couple, but also Laura is wearing dark clothes so it conforms to the genre and helps express the singer as an individual. Once Laura had provided me with this image I decided to print four copies off where I was able to fit two images on one side of A4 just in case I made any mistakes either when creating the prop or filming, which would enable me to start again without wasting any time.
After getting all of the photos together I then got white card, a glue stick and a pair of scissors which would enable me to create the Polaroid and photographic look I want for the image. During this process the first thing I did was cut out the images from the A4 piece of paper they were attached to which I would then be able to put onto the white card. Once all of the images had been cut out, I then needed to fold the white card in half and put one image on the left side and another on the right side of the two pieces of card I had available to me. Once I thought I had the images in the centre, I then just had to glue all four images down onto the card which would then enable me to begin cutting out the card. Since I wanted to create a Polaroid look I needed to make sure there was a bigger gap of white at the bottom of the image as this is the way that Polaroids are portrayed - although I knew these images were too big to represent a stereotypical Polaroid, I still wanted to create this look but wanted the image to be big to ensure that the audience would be able to see it behind the screen. In addition, I decided to put the images on card as when the photograph is seen in the music video the audience would be able to tell that it is just on paper because it would look really floppy - however, if I put it on card then it wouldn't flop as much and would look more like a professional photograph as it would be hard and would look as if it couldn't break easily. Once I had measured out where I was going to cut, I then began to cut all of the images out from the white card and ended up with four different photographs which looked like a happy couple together.
Again, this prop plays an essential part in my music video as it creates a narrative and enables the audience to understand why the singer is acting the way she is. The photograph allows the audience to know that all of the singers issues reside in her boyfriend and she is unclear on what to do with her life at that moment in time as she is not getting enough from her boyfriend, but doesn't know if she should end the relationship or not. Moreover, when the singer is seen ripping up the photograph, the audience will understand that she is angry at him and wants to get away from what she is trapped in.
After completing an array of test shots and watching a range of different YouTube videos I was still unfamiliar on how to create the depth of field effect on the camera and I knew that important shots in my music video would require depth of field, so I needed to ask someone that was familiar with the camera to help me out and tell me how it works - so I decided to ask Liam, who is the person at college that provides everyone with all of the camera equipment and ensures that everyone knows what they are doing with it.
When I questioned Liam about this, he essentially said everything that was mentioned on all of the YouTube videos, which I clearly understood, but the issue was that whenever I tried to do what the videos on YouTube said, it never worked for me, so Liam actually showed me himself by using one of the cameras. He demonstrated that you are able to chose a manual or automatic mode, but suggested that automatic was the best. Once this had been selected it just meant that I would have to focus the camera on an object just by holding down the button that is used to take a photograph instead of actually moving the lens myself to focus it. By this time I knew that creating this effect was actually very simple and I was more confident in knowing how to create the depth of field effect. As it was obvious that the further away I am from the object I am trying to shoot, the better the depth of field would be and when I was talking to this about Liam, he suggested an application that I could get for free on my phone which would measure the depth of field and be more precise which would be beneficial for me as I would like my music video to look as best as it could. The application that Liam suggested to me was a depth of field calculator called 'SetMyCamera' and below are some images which present the process I went through to get this application on my phone:
When downloading this application, all I had to do was go onto the 'App Store' on my phone, type in 'depth of field calculator' and once I had done that a range of different applications appeared, but I chose the first one as this seemed to have everything that Liam explained was in the applications - once I knew this was the right one, I then began to download the application; when it had finished it then appeared on my phone and by that point I knew that the application was saved on my phone and I would be able to use it when I begin to film or want to practice trying to use the application. To actually use this, all you would have to do is open the application then select the camera that you would be using, in my case I would choose either 'Canon EOS 1200D or 1300D' as these are the cameras that are provided at college. Once that has been completed, I would then just have to input how far away I think I am from the object I want to film and the application would then tell me how blurry the depth of field would be, so the further I move away from the object, the blurrier the application will say the depth of field is and the closer I am to the object, the clearer the application will say the depth of field is. It is beneficial as you are able to choose the units you want to measure in as some people may be more precise when estimating 'feet' than when estimating in 'centermetres' - nonetheless, the application has been made to suit everyone's needs.
I think using this application is really going to benefit me as it will help me in creating the depth of field effect that I want for certain scenes in my music video.When I begin to construct my music video, I think I will use this applications a few times, but after a while I will get used to the camera and will understand how it works so will no longer need to use the application. Nonetheless, I am glad that I came across this applications and if I didn't talk to Liam about my issue then I don't think I would be as confident as I am now with the camera because I now understand everything in relation to the camera and hopefully this means I will get the outcome I want for my music video.
Since I know which song I am going to use for my music video, I need to ensure that I will have it available to me at all times so I can play it alongside filming to make sure that everything is filmed correctly in relation to the music. One of the most important factors to remember is that I need to ensure that I used the same file all the time because if I used a different song file every time, then the song could possibly be slightly slower or may have extra parts added to it which would make it extremely hard for me to edit as all of the different scenes in my video would have been shot using different versions of the same song. My chosen song again is 'Not Enough' by Avril Lavigne and I already knew I had this song, so I didn't need to do any downloading - however, I needed to ensure that the song would be available in all the locations I would need it in. Below I have presented the different areas I have saved this song and why I have saved it into those locations.
The song I have saved can be found on iTunes on my laptop (which can be seen in the image below) and this means that I am able to listen to the song on my laptop whenever I want, but I will also be able to plug my phone into my laptop to be able to put the song on my phone as I own an iPhone 5S, which is part of the Apple company. On top of that, the original file for this song is not on iTunes as you will always have to have a saved copy of the song on your desktop in order for the song to work on iTunes. The original copy of the song is saved in a folder called 'Avril Lavigne Albums' which can be accessed by going through 'Music', 'My Music' and then 'Avril Lavigne'. The file type of all of the songs on all of the albums are mp3, which means they will work on any computer and the song can easily be transferred from one computer to another or can even be transferred onto another hard drive if need be. Having a physical mp3 file means I will be able to take the song anywhere I go, but also this is the file type I will be using when editing my music video on 'Adobe Premiere Pro CC'.
My Phone
One of the first places I needed this song to be was on my phone - this was so I would be able to play the music out loud when filming so my actor would be able to mime along with the words, but also she would be able to know when she needs to do certain things in relation to the music. If I don't have the music on my phone then I would have no other way of playing the music as I wouldn't have my laptop available to me - meaning, my actor would have to guess when certain lyrics are said and the pace they are said in, so this is why it was vital that I have the song available to me on my phone. Below I have presented a quick slideshow which demonstrates how I was able to get my chosen song onto my phone.
During this process the first thing I had to do was plug my phone into my laptop so I would be able to add the song to it. Once I had done this, I then went back onto iTunes and was able to see that my phone was connected to the laptop as on the left hand side of iTunes I was able to see a tab which said 'Rebecca's iPhone', which is the name I had given my phone - underneath this heading I was able to see other headings including; Music, Films, TV Programmes and many more. To get the song onto my phone all I had to do was select the song and then drag it into the section where it says 'Rebecca's iPhone' where the song had then be put onto my phone. To ensure that this had occurred, I then clicked on the heading that read 'Music' which was again located under 'Rebecca's iPhone' and I was able to scroll to see if the song I had just put onto my phone was actually there and it was. Even though iTunes said that the song was on my phone, I actually wanted to check myself by going on my phone and seeing if the song is there myself, so I just needed to go onto my music on my phone and then find the Avril Lavigne album which was called 'Goodbye Lullaby (Deluxe Edition)' - once I had done this and clicked on the album, I was then able to see that the song was there and it also worked properly when I clicked on it to make it play.
By having this song on my phone it meant that I would be able to play it when I am filming so my actor would be able to mime the words in time with the song, but it is also advantageous that the song is on my phone as my it is small and portable, so when I am filming I will be able to place my phone in my pocket and let the music play instead of me having to hold it and try to control the camera at the same time. In addition, by having the song on my phone I will be able to continuously listen to it and will be able to think of new ideas for the song or will be able to make any changes if I want to.
Memory Stick
I also needed to ensure that I had the song available to me on my memory stick, so when it comes to editing my music video I will have the mp3 file of the song available to me at all times, but I also wanted to have this song on my memory stick just in case something may happen to the other song files that I already have on my laptop. I think I will most likely edit the majority of my music video on my own laptop rather than on the computers at college which means that having this song on my memory stick is not essential because I will have all of the song files on my laptop - however, I would like to have a file of the song saved on my memory stick just in case. Again, below is a quick slideshow to demonstrate how I put this song file onto my memory stick.
When putting this song onto my memory stick, the first thing I had to do was make sure that my memory stick was actually connected to my laptop and to check this all I had to do was go onto my documents and as soon as I saw 'REBECCA 4' I knew that my memory stick was connected to my laptop as this is the name of my memory stick. To get the song onto my memory stick I again had to go back onto iTunes and find the song I would be using for my music video, once I had found the song I wanted I then had to click on it and drag it from iTunes and then into the folder which read 'REBECCA 4' which again is the name of my memory stick. Once I had done this, the song should then have saved onto my memory stick as an mp3 file and to check this all I had to do was click on the folder called 'REBECCA 4' which would then show all of the files that are on the memory stick and once I had clicked on this, I was able to see that the 'Not Enough' song had been saved as an mp3 file onto my memory stick where I would be able to access it on any computer my memory stick may be connected to.
Again, I will most likely be doing the majority of the editing on my own laptop, which means I will already have the original song file saved onto my laptop, so do not necessarily need the extra file saved onto my memory stick, but I have saved it on here to make sure that I have an extra copy if anything goes wrong with the other files that I have on my laptop. I have also saved this as a file on my memory stick in the case that I actually want to edit while at college and will need to song with me, so instead of working without the song, I will be able to plug my memory stick into the computer at college and can add the song onto Premiere Pro with no issues.
When I was watching videos about how to use Premiere Pro and what different effects are available, I came across a company called 'Rampant Designs' who have created a range of YouTube videos to demonstrate how to use their own effects, but they also stated that you can get some of their effects for free, so I decided it would be a great idea to get these effects as they will make my music video more professional and will also be more interesting and entertaining for the audience to watch.
Here is a video I found which explains this company and the effects they provide:
When downloading the free effects, all I had to do was go onto 'RampantDesignTools.com' and scroll to the bottom of the page where I would see the 'FREE' sign and all I had to do was click on 'Sign Up'. Once I had done that, I was the taken to another page where I had to provide my name and email address. After that, I then clicked on the button to download the effects and was again taken to another page where I was able to choose the effects I wanted and could download them by clicking on the hyperlinks for the ones I wanted. When each file had downloaded, it was saved as a 'ZIP' file - meaning I would have to extract the file so I would be able to use it. Once I had done this, it then saved the files as '.mov' (QuickTime files) - however, when trying to input these files into Premiere Pro it stated that the file was neither audio of video, so to solve this I had to convert this file to an MP4 which then allowed me to add these files to Premiere Pro. There were a wide range of different effects available and I decided to download them all because I don't know which ones I would like to use until I need to start editing my video as I do not know which ones will go well with and complement the video. Overall, I have around 300 different effects from this company and I find this extremely convenient because I will be able to add a range of different effects to my video which could possibly be conventional of my genre and will appeal towards the target audience. Although I am unsure on what effects I am going to use, at the time of my editing I will try out all of the different ones I have available and see which would suit the situation the most. Below I have made a quick slideshow of the process I went through to get these effects.
Here is my slideshow:
Below I have recorded myself adding a few of these effects to Premiere Pro to allow you to see what they look like and how easy it is to add the effects to a video. At the time of recording my laptop began to lag, so some points in to video may seem quite slow.
When I have completed my filming I will obviously have to begin editing my music video and I will be doing this by using Adobe Premiere Pro CC. As this is a software I have never used before, I decided to watch some videos to understand how different features on the software are used and how they work. At this moment in time I know how to use this software quite well as this is the software I used to create my 30 second music videos, but before I had created them I had no idea how to use the software and so I watched a range of different YouTube videos to understand what everything on the software does and how you use certain things to get the outcome you want.
Here are a few of the videos I have previously watched to help me understand this software:
Before watching any of these videos I had no idea how to use Premiere Pro and it all seemed very confusing to me, but now I feel I understand everything on the software and I am able to use almost all the features because I have watched a range of different videos which explain everything on the software. In my music video there will be a lot of editing as I would like to do a lot of blending of scenes and also I would like the video to have a dark and gloomy feeling which can't all just be done through the use of a camera, so I feel that watching different colour grading videos have allowed me to understand how the different colour tools work and how I can use them to get the effect I want. In my 30 second music videos I did over summer I did try to use the colour grading effect, but I was not certain on how they worked, so the outcome was not as good as it could have been - however, I created those videos just to practise and see what I would need to improve on for when I create my real music video. Overall, after watching these videos, I now know a lot more about the software and what I can do to make my music video look the way I want it to look. When I eventually come to editing my video I know I will look back at these videos and take my time to help get the effects I want.
Knowing I will be using Premiere Pro a lot once I complete the majority of my filming, I decided to download the software so I would have it at home and would be able to work on it whenever I wanted instead of only being able to use it at college. I have now had this software for a while as I used it when I was creating my 30 second music videos. Having this software on my laptop is very useful because it means I am able to use the software at the time I want to use it, but also I will have it for as long as I want and will be able to use it in the future which is advantageous for me. When I downloaded this software I also got all of the other Adobe software's which is convenient for me because I do Computing as one of my courses which also uses some of the software's from the Adobe package. However, downloading this also meant that I have Photoshop available on my laptop which will come in handy for when I create my digipack and poster.
