Re-Film

After trying to edit together the second part of my video, I have realised that i do not have enough acceptable film to use. I would rather re-film some parts to ensure they are up to standard with the first half of my video. I cannot re-film this weekend because one of my actors is in work, but I have asked all of them to help on Sunday 8th February. This should be my last session of filming and I should then be able to put together my whole video. For now, I will use templates in place of my real film so that I can carry on editing together the shots that I do have. I will then be able to replace these templates with my film.

Song

When editing further into my video I realised that the song that I downloaded from iTunes was different to the youtube version of the song that I used when filming. This iTunes version was longer and included sections of music that I did not know were there, explaining the 11 second gap that none of my footage fit to. I have now managed to get the youtube version which fits my filming a lot better!

Transitions

As I continue to use iMovie I continue to find new things that I can do with it. For instance, I can use transitions to smoothly flow from one clip to another. One way in which I have used this is when my actress gets 'pulled through the mirror' into an alternate colourful universe. I used the transition 'Ripple' as this looks as though she is being pulled through a portal. 

Continuing

At the moment I am still editing together my first draft of filming. It is important to try to edit together the whole video so that I can see which shots need to be improved and if I need to film any completely new shots.

So far I have discovered that one of my ideas for the first half of the video has not worked and so I now only have one location for a lot of the song. This could still work as there are many different shots and angles used, however, when re-filming some other shots I may try to get another location for this section.

There is about 11 seconds within the first half of my filming that I have no video for. I realised that the filming that I did doesn't fit well with that section of music. This will be a section that I will have to re-film but, for now, I have put in some filming that I did while testing out the camera so that I can still edit the rest of the clips to the correct part of the music.

Editing Practice

Since I have filmed most of my shots, I have put my music into iMovie and then tried to fit my video to it. In some shots my actress is ip syncing so it is important to get the video at the exact same time as the music. This has also given me a clear idea of what else I need to film and at what sections of the music so that next time I go to film, I know exactly which part of he music it needs to fit to.

iMovie

I have now uploaded all of my film from both cameras on to my computer. I will be using iMovie to fit all of my shots together along with the music. iMovie is also good for viewing what I have filmed as it shows each clip like this; 

This allows to me to see in more detail what is in each shot and is useful if I am looking for a certain shot as it is easier to find.

Filming

I have now filmed a lot of different scenes and have gained at least 25 minutes of filming in a number of different locations. My actors were all in costume and acting as I needed and I believe that I have got enough footage to make my whole video. However, I will be re-filming some parts because of lighting difficulties and the whether.