Editing

The software that we are using to edit our music video is called pinnacle. Before we started editing the software was updated from the previous version that we all used for our AS Thriller. We had to learn how to use the new software as there were differences since the older version that we had previously used.
We are using the video effects such as changing the speed of a clip, black and white effects, 'earthquake' effects, multiple clip effects (the same clip on the screen four different times all at once) and other transitions between clips.
All of us are using our creativity to inject our own unique thoughts of what we think the music video should look like.
One challenge of the editing is to lip sync all the clips that we will use for the song e.g the chorus. It is hard to adjust the lip syncing when we add new clips that could undo the lip syncing that we've already done. Luckily we have worked out a way to pinpoint the exact time that the lyrics will occur which enables us to put the right clips in the right lip syncing places.

Diary of a Day's Shooting: Day 3

I realised we needed to film more closeup lip synching footage as all we had up to this point was long shots. As I am playing the main character in the music video it was easy for me to do this filming on my own with the help of a tripod.
I found a wall with decorative flocked wallpaper in my house and used this as the background. There were initially unwanted objects at the side of the frame but I knew I could crop these out in post-production.
As the only part of my costume showing would be my top I decided on a simple white peter-pan collar blouse. This ensured the colour wouldn't clash with either the turquoise wallpaper or the red lipstick which has been a recurring feature throughout filming.

I filmed myself from the waist up against the flocked wallpaper, lip-synching the whole song so when it came to editing I could pick and choose which part of the song to use that setting for.

After this I decided that an extreme close-up would also be a good idea as facial features would look impressive on the HD camera we used. I went through the same process as before, filming myself lip-synching the whole song but this time with an extreme closeup.

I did this a third and final time but this time with an extreme close up of just my mouth as I lip-synched the song.

Now I have watched the footage back i'm extremely happy with how it has turned out, and i'm  positive it will be an effective addition to our final video.

2nd Day Shooting

 This is the second hair style that we are using, we wanted to keep with the retro theme but add a modern twist to it. The make-up again is retro which keeps the theme that we want to use for the music video.

 This is the prop that we used in the music video, this is seen in the shot of Sophie in the bedroom, the phone is retro and also the floral colour sticks to the conventions of a 'girly' 'romantic' music video.

This coat also is a vintage style which we thought would look and stick to the theme of the music video, furthermore, we factored in the colour coding of red which is usually known, conventionally, as the colour of love and romance.  

Recycled Footage

As we have changed the song to our music video we thought that it would be a good idea to look through the footage we filmed in London to see if any footage would relate to our new song. This way, the trip to London was still constructive and helpful with our new video.

After looking through we found that certain images go really well with the theme of the song and the message it portrays. For example, a shot of the London Eye with a sunbeam which reminded us of the lyric 'heaven' in the song, it relates well and gives us a wider range of locations to use in the video so it is not consistently the same.

Another image we felt could work well in our music video is a shot of Brick Lane. It fits in well with the retro theme we are sticking too as it is all about eccentric people and colours.

A shot we thought worked really well with our new music video is a shot of people walking outside of Big Ben, it is a sunny day and a pigeon flies down in front of the camera which we found really interesting and fitted in well with the lyrics 'down town'.

1st Day Shooting & Options For Digipak

This is the tripod that we are using for our filming at all our locations.

This is an option for the digipak.

This is sophie's dog, marylin, that may be in our music video.

This is the hair style that we will be using throughout our music video. This style has been taken from the 40's era which are known as victory rolls.

This is the lipstick that we will be using. It is the colour red. We have used this particular colour for colour-coding. Red symbolises love which the song is about.

This is a prop that we will be using during filming.

This is also an option for our digipak.

This is an option for our digipak which also shows a change in clothing.

A close up that is an option for our digipak.

Possible Added Locations

SOUTH WEALD AND HAROLD WOOD PARK

South Weald and Harold Wood park are possible locations we will use in our music video. This is due to the natural imagery we would like to use along with the indie genre and retro style portrayed in Video Games.

SOPHIE'S BACK GARDEN

Another possible location is Sophie's back garden. We enjoy her back garden as it is not stereotypical of a back garden and illustrates a unique effect that would fit in really well with our music video. It is also wide and therefore practical for getting different shots without having the camera and tripod in the way.

Locations

Sophies garden is one of our locations which we have used a framing techinque with a terrace fencing that has an arch with plants over the out line of the arch, we are shooting sophie in the middle of the arch. The garden fits with the tone of the music video that we are hoping to achieve.
Also, there is a tree with a ring of daffodils around it where we will be shooting.

This photo was taken in a park which is rich with fields, wildlife and trees. We wants to keep with a mellow, smooth atmosphere that is in sync with the tone of the song. Fields and nature are often conventionally steretyped with a romantic feeling so we wanted to play on this convention by using one of our locations as a park. Furthermore, because the artist is a woman, we wanted to have a location that would have flowers and nature which are steretypically associated with women.

The last location is a bedroom which has a retro feel to it and also were we can place our props that we want to include into the music video. Additionally, the song is very personal so we wanted to include a space where many people would consider a personal place to them.

Another location is at Rachel's (my) house. This is where I filmed my sister playing PAC MAN which we incorporated into our music video. Also I shot a clip with perfume in my room to match up with a particular part of the song.

We also filmed at Jake's house (the actor) we filmed outside in his garden which again sticks to the nature element of our music video and also we wanted to film him smoking which we had to do outside for health and safety reasons. Also we want to film inside of both actor and actress to create a personal space such as the living room where they both will be sat or interacting with one another like many couples do in a normal environment.