Construction: Editing

 I decided to use Premiere Pro to edit my raw footage into my final production.

My first step was to import my footage into Premiere Pro. Here is a screenshot of my footage in Premiere Pro. I also had to import a copy of my chosen song, Biblical.

My next step was to arrange my footage into a sequence. Firstly, I placed the song on the timeline. This allowed me to match up the lip-syncing with the song. I also cut the clips to the beat, which makes my music video more appealing and easy to watch.

I used a Video Effect called Warp Stabilizer to make my video look more steady. It works by countering the camera movement by moving the clip in the opposite direction. This meant that in shots that involved movement, the filming was more smooth and stable.

This is a screenshot of the setting I used.







My video also includes reverse shots. I filmed these shots with the character walking normally, then put the footage into reverse using the Reverse Speed tool. This made the character appear to be walking in reverse. The reverse shots play on the lyric 'Baby, If you could would you go back to the start?'.  I think this is effective, as the video illustrates the lyrics well.

 My next step was to add titles to my video. I placed the titles over the still shots, which made a good introduction to my video. The titles state the name of the artist and song, and fade in and out in time with the clip. I used a the font Gill Sans and coloured the text black. I felt that this was appropriate for my song, as it illustrates the mood and message of the song well, as the text is very plain.

My final step was to add effects to my video. This allowed me to fade the video out in sync with the song fading, which looked very effective. It clearly marks the end of the video. The fade also occurs as my character closes his eyes, which also looks effective as it seems like the audience are closing their eyes in sync with the character.