Editing- Lip Synching

The lip synching, in my opinion is one of the hardest parts in the process of making a music video, as it needs to be perfect. After uploading the footage from our tape, we had to place each clip onto the timeline with each clip in a new layer. As we did not capture each section of lip synching in a whole take, this makes the process of matching the scenes to the song, very difficult.

We'd estimate where the lip synching started and try to place it in the correct part of the timeline. We would have to watch the attempt on screen, before deciding whether the lip-synching was before or after the lyrics of the song. Sometimes we were lucky and managed to get the lip synching correct, first time.

Even though the process is tedious, each clip only took a few minutes. We would then look at each layer and check/uncheck the visibility of it according to whether we needed to view it or not. This method allowed us to cut sections of the take out, and move them to different layers.

Editing - Use of fast paced editing.

Even though our song is slow lyrically, we have decided to use some fast paced editing in the sections where the texture of the song begins to build up. The harsher chords played on the piano and guitar create a need for more dramatic action and editing. 

As the video is supposed to come across as a girl singing remembering being with her boyfriend, the fast paced flashbacks and editing will add to the emotion of the song.

Filming- Problems when filming,

We as a group have come to the conclusion that the plan that we have for filming is to unrealistic when it comes to the equipment and time that we have.
We have decided to change our style of video completely, and go for a video that is a lot easier for us to film and edit better.
We have decided that instead of having a story line behind the music, we are going to have random shots of the couple together, that dont have to necessarily make sense.

Planning - Further planning.

Due to other commitments, we still have a lot of filming left to do.
Such as :

-Close ups of lip synching.
-Landscape shots.
-Mid shots of lip synching.
-Shots of the couple together.
-Shots of the death of the boyfriend and
-Contextual shots.

Animatic.

 Here is the animatic for the video that we are aiming to create. Although the music does not directly match the shots we wish to use, it gives us a rough and basic idea of what and how we are going to film.

Filming Day No. 2.

As it is so cold outside, we decided that we wanted to film the 'suicide' scene of our video, inside. Yesterday, we went to a friends house, and tried and tested many different shots of the suicide to see how we wanted the scene to look. Eventually we decided on the shots that we are going to use.

The suicide consisted of an overdose, in which we used props of a vodka bottle (with water inside) and pills (that were actually tic tacs).
We didn't have a particular dress code, so the girl we filmed just wore casual, every day clothes.

We also took a close up of the girl crying, and rubbing her makeup down her face, which (like the rest of the video, will be reversed).

We also had shots of her sitting in a corner crying, and an over the shoulder shot of her looking at a photo of her boyfriend. When all put together, it will become clear that the girl is depressed due to the death of her boyfriend, and eventually results in suicide.

Filming- Weather problems.

Due to problems with the weather, we have had to change some of our original plans for the video. One of the main parts of the video was going to be a girl jumping into a lake, however, due to the fact that it is around 8 degrees outside, having somebody jump into a lake is a rather dangerous idea.

We also had to change plans due to the fact that the people we are using in our video have work at different times of the day, we had to change our video to suit them.