MUSIC VIDEO

PRODUCTION
LOG
KATIE HAIR-MORSE
 FILMING
Technical I set up the camera before filming each time. I started by
formatting the SD card so that it wouldnt run out of memory halfway through
filming. Formatting the card is a quick way of removing any footage currently
on the card. I also checked that the battery wasnt running out and made sure I
had a spare. Next, I changed the white balance to suit my setting For
example, the studio lighting is a lot brighter than that of the classroom and I
wanted them to look similar when put together in premiere. I also changed the
ISO setting to 400 before filming. Other technical items I used include the
steadi-cam shoulder mount and a tripod, as I wanted any movements to be
smooth so that I could slow certain shots down and keep the quality. I did the
lip sync by playing the song live while filming the singer. This meant it was in
exact time with the music rather than him just guessing. I did have to speed up
some elements of the instrumental to make it fit to the song in post production.
 FILMING
Logistical If I did it again I wouldve tried to find an educational building that was not York
College, but this wouldve been difficult to get people to and from. The studio was good but
it was tricky getting people from outside of college into york on a tight time schedule. The
locations looked good in the video and other than minor logistical and organisational
issues, I had no further problems with them as I was able to arrange them in advance.
Personnel My cast were mostly fine but my drummer let me down on the day so my crew
member who was helping me with music equipment and lighting became the stand in
drummer. This was okay but I had to edit my filming schedule as I could no longer do
extended shots of the drummer as Paige has never played drums before. I also had to get
a stand in teacher due to miscommunication with my original actor. I managed to get
enough people for the masked student scenes with a few stand ins helping me during the
filming.
Planning I kept my hand drawn storyboard with me during filming so I could stay as close
to my plans as possible. I had a good idea in my head of what I needed to do after I
finished my planning PowerPoint and was able to make small adjustments to it to refine my
idea. I found my planning to be extremely helpful and managed to keep my final product
close to my planning stills with the footage I accumulated. However, I think that I couldve
put more detail into my planning (Adding more detail of camera movement and cast
movement) which wouldve been more helpful when shooting the video
Next steps I changed some elements of my video early on when I realised that, although
the cadet scenes were plausible, I had other ideas that would be more effective with my
song. I logged this into my planning booklet before I did the final storyboard.
FILMING PRODUCTION STILLS
The studio I had the drum kit in the
center of the studio set with the guitarist
and bassist at either side. If I were to do
it again I would try to access a bigger
space designed for this kind of shoot as
the drum kit kept ripping the backdrop
and it was hard to avoid getting the
studio area around the backdrop in shot.

Classroom I moved the tables and

chairs to look like a stereotypical
classroom and had Phoebe (who
would walk out in the video) in the
center. I think this setting worked
well for what it was used for but the
lighting differs quite significantly in
different areas of the room which
made colour correction trickier in
post production.
EDITING
FILE MANAGEMENT
I organized my footage in folders of each
filming shoot I did so that I knew where to find
clips filmed in a certain area. If I was looking
for a clip of the band playing, it would be in
the Shot Two folder. This was much easier
when I was editing as it allowed me to find
clips quickly and get them in order. However,
it meant that my bin in Premiere Pro was
quite full and I had to reorganise the tools
area to fit alongside my footage folders.
I put my Audio clip and my overlay clips in a
separate folder so that they wouldnt get
confused with my footage. This was useful as
I had to cut and drag in multiple versions of
the overlay static over the duration of editing
and it was easy to access the files as they
were all in one place.
 EDITING
SETTING UP PREMIERE
I opened Premiere Pro and selected New Project
which then took me to a screen with a black box. It
is important to name the file so you know what it is
when youre looking for it later. Check the location
of the file matches your documents so it is easily
accessible.

The sequence should be set up as DSLR

1080p 25 for the footage to be the correct
quality and size for the project. Pressing
OK will take you to the workspace, where
you can then import footage and set up the
workspace to how you want it.
 EDITING
IMPORTING FOOTAGE
I dragged the music video footage from the desktop into
my workspace as three separate folders so that they all
remained separate in the bin areas. Premiere imported
each file from within the folder and the areas of the bin
were named after the folder (E.g.: Bin: Music video Shot
2). I prefer to keep the folders separate as it makes
specific clips easier to find.
I imported the audio track and overlays in a separate
folder to the footage as I didnt need it out all of the time,
It was in the same bin as the tool bar so I could switch
between the two as I needed to.
 EDITING Preview Area- This screen
allows you to preview

WORKSPACE
footage and crop clips to
desired length or section of
footage.

Tool bar This Playback Area- The

is the area screen where you
where the tools can view your
can be found, it project as a whole.
is useful as you You can also edit
can change clips in this area by
tools quickly to changing their size
cut or move a (Eg the zoom in in
clip. the screenshot) and
overlap footage for
effects.

Footage Bins Where

the footage is kept, Timeline Where
multiple folders can be the footage is
kept here. This allows ordered and effects
you to easily access are added. This is
footage and drop it into also where the
the timeline. audio track runs.
 EDITING
ASSEMBLY EDIT
I used the preview area of the workspace
to crop the desired section of the clip. As
the clip was running I selected Mark in to
show where I wanted the clip to be cut
and then mark out where I wanted it to
end. I was then able to trim and refine the
cut before dragging it onto the timeline.
Once dragged into the timeline, I
zoomed in on the audio line to allow me
to cut the clip exactly to the beat as this
would have more of an impact and to
make the sequence flow better. Being
able to see the beat of the song was
essential when matching the
instruments and lip sync to the track and
I found zooming in and moving and
cutting footage was important when
assembling the first draft of the video.
Using this technique I could piece
multiple clips together to create a
coherent sequence that flows relatively
well alongside the audio.
EDITING
REFINEMENT
Once my clips were in the correct order, I decided to refine
them by expanding the audio track and moving the clips to
match the beat exactly, rather than the to the second edit Id
done before. I also changed the size of some frames using
the playback screen by double clicking the image in the
screen and expanding it so it is more zoomed in. In one of
the last shots, one member of my cast gets hit in the back of
the head with a mask so I zoomed it in so you cannot see it in
the final cut.

Original Zoomed
EDITING
COLOUR CORRECTION/SFX

To adjust the colour of a shot I selected video effects and selected colour
correction and then the three way colour corrector. I used the master button
to get shadows, midtones and highlights to change at the same time. Some
clips in my sequence needed to look dreary and distorted so I chose to apply
bluer tones and increase the shadows. Once Id done this I copied the clip
with the effects on and selected all of the other clips in order to paste
attributes and add the colour correction to the other clips. If the effect was
needed on a large amount clips, an adjustment layer could be used to
overlay the effect onto multiple clips and cropped as desired.
EDITING
COLOUR CORRECTION/SFX
I used an adjustment
layer for colour
correction and slight
distortion over the
image. I then added a
static overlay which I
found online when
searching for an 8mm
overlay. I put the overlay
in the row above the
original footage and
resized it in the
playback area to fit in
over the frame. I then
went to the effects
control tab and lowered
the opacity to a level
where the distortion is
noticeable but doesnt
detract from the original
EDITING EXPORT

Once my project was finished to my satisfaction, I needed to export it as an MP4 file.

To do this, I selected File > Export > Media which opened the export settings page.
Once on this page I changed the auto settings for Formatfrom Quicktime to H.264
which automatically changed the Preset for a digital device. From there I selected
youtube with the quality 720p 25 as this would give my project decent picture quality
but would export quickly. Once Id done this, I changed the output name to Music
video and set it to save to the desktop, both of which would allow me to easily find and
access the product later when I needed to upload it to my blog. Once I knew the file
name and where it would save to, I pressed Export and the file exported to my
desktop.