Editing Blog

As of currently, we are on track to complete the music video on time. However, there are still some very important due dates coming up that I am going to discuss. First of all, we have planned, storyboarded, and filmed for all scenes that will be in the music video. We concluded filming on Thursday, November 26th by filming at the beach and the local park. Up next however, is we have to edit our music video, which is due December 9th in class. There are certain requirements that we have to meet aswell. For example, the music video must be no lengthier than 1:15 or no shorter than 1:05. Some other requirements we must have include 12-15 scenes and the video must be submitted in an MP4 format. Another important due date coming up is our CCR on December 11th. There are also requirements for this aswell. First of all, the CCR must be in Google Slides or PowerPoint. Secondly, we are to answer each question on its own slide(s) and add clips from the project relating to  each question. Finally, we have to add the song from the video into the PowerPoint and be creative!

Moving on from the due dates, the editing process has begun this week. We had to take some crucial steps to make sure everything went smoothly when editing. To begin with, we had to dump our footage and upload it to the Google Drive. When filming we used two separate camera, a drone and a go pro to film, which means two separate SD cards. The first footage I dumped was from the drone, which we used on December 26th. We recorded about 15 takes using the drone all lasting about 0:15-0:30 each. In order to retrieve, the SD card I had to open a special flap underneath the drone, and click the SD card so it would pop out. A key difference however is the SD card is a micro SD, meaning I needed a separate adapter to plug it into the computer. Luckily, I had one at home and was able to continue the dumping process. From here, I created a folder on my desktop named “Drone Footage” and dumped the videos. Finally, I uploaded the footage to Google Drive Incase I ever wanted to edit on another computer. In addition, we also used a GoPro while filming at the beach. This used a spectate SD card, that was also a micro SD, which had about 30-40 videos all lasting about 0:10 in length. We completed the same process and made another folder named “GoPro Footage.” Overall, the dumping process was unproblematic and went smoothly.

Finally, there are a few editing techniques that we want to add to our scenes to complete the post production process. We had planned in our storyboard to add things like color grading, transitions, and the removal or addition of music. The reason behind color grading is too add additional effect to our scenes. For example, adding effects like vivid or dramatic will add extra depth to our video which will create senses of tension or initiate reflecting for our audience. Transitions are another important part of the post production process. Slides such as wipe, fade in, or burn out will allow the audience to follow along with the music video better and will establish and overall theme. Finally, the addition of removal of music will make the music video what it is. We will remove the diegetic sound of each scene and replace it music , specifically “Young Dumb and Broke.”