Editing our music video

We carried out all of our editing for the music video on iMovie. I have previously used this software so had some basic experience on the main features. We enjoyed the editing process of the video and feel that it has gone well. From creating the video, I have been able to gain lots of new skills, which will become helpful for me in the future. Editing the movie is important, it is important that the shots within the video flow well and that we edit on the beat on the song. In this post, I am going to briefly explain some of the editing processes we carried out on the video.



To begin, we had to import all of our filming footage into iMovie. We had to watch through it all and sort through which shots we think looked best, and dragged them into a new iMovie project. Using our storyboard for guidance, we ordered the shots relating them to the lyrics of the song. We imported the song, 'A Rocket to The Moon - Like We Used To', enabling us to edit on the beat.  

We added a title sequence to the beginning of the video, we made it so it has a black background with white font. The contrasting colour makes it extremely clear and easy for viewers to read. In order for us to make the video flow well and not just jump from one shot to another, we decided to add some video transitions. The transistions that we have used in the video include: cross dissolve, cross blur and fade to black. We used the cross dissolve transition when the shots link to each other, this helps to show that they are related and helps to make the image change more smoothly. We used the cross blur on shots that weren't related, for example when it goes from Jess and Tom to Jonny. I believed that this helped to show that the shots aren't related and it is a way of clearly contrasted Jonnys' and Jess' new lives. At the end of the video when Jonny is walking away from the camera, we used a fade to black transition. I believe that the ending works well and it makes it link to the beginning of the video with the black title credit.

On some of the shots, we also decided to edit the exposure/brightness/contrast/saturation. This enabled us to make certain shots stand out more and to make them more appealing. Because our filming was carried out in the winter months it wasn't particulary that sunny, therefore to overcome this we were able to edit the shots so they looked brighter. The beach shot is one on particular that was adjusted. Also, some of the shots of Jonny going to Jess' house were slightly dark due to the weather and therefore we could easily alter this too.

We also had to edit the speed of some of our shots, this was to ensure that it fits with the beat of the music. We made a few of the clips slightly slower motion: the couple throwing leaves and the couple dancing in the house. By doing this, it helped the shots to fit better and also is helpful in making the video more varied. It is also helping to show how couple the couple are together, and is clearly showing all the good times they have had together.