Final Cut Music Video

Changes we made from 2nd cut to 3rd cut:

• Sandhya shutting the door on Zein scene (shot composition was changed - jump cut was removed and splitscreen effect was shortened)
• Graphic match between Sandhya's bedroom to Zein writing the letter was shortened
• Harrow revisited scene - Nikhil's face was too small so we zoomed into his and Sandhya's face, making it easier to identify Nikhil as not being Zein

Production log (20)- 26/03/12

Today we had a viewing of our music videos, we presented our peers and targeted audience our video and asked them to fill out a survey scoring our video in various categories. This will allow us to see what amendments will need to be made.  

Changes made between First and Second Cut Music Video

Changes from first cust and second cut

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Second Cut Music Video

Changes we made from 1st cut to 2nd cut:

• Video aspect ratio changed from 4:3 to 16:9 widescreen
• Upscaling from SD (standard definition) to 720P HD
• Piano scene (camera angles were changed. Audio and video was out of sync. Hair style and sleeve position did not match the letter reading scene)

Friday 23rd March- Day 17 of shooting – Reshoot (3) of 8B, 8C & 12

Today we reshoot the piano scenes at lunch as there were noticeable problem in the footage previously recorded;

- After editing in previously shot footage we noticed there were timing issues.

- There was an inconsistencies with our actress’s hair ,whereby in the next scene it is left out in this scene it was tied up we also ensured her sleeves were rolled up to preserver a continuous feel to the video.

Today we had also had problems with the equipments . we borrowed a tripod from school however when we started shooting we realised the tripod was too short. Therefore we had to go and collect another tripod which would be useful for the high angle shot we are trying to construct. This was longer than expected thus we didn’t have enough time to complete the shooting during lunch. As a result of this, we will be filming after school where we will have enough time to complete our final reshoot.

Production log (19)-22/03/12

Looking carefully back at footage we realised we have made a mistake which again is quite noticeable where our artist's hair has changed in the piano scenes, her piano playing is also out of time with the music  therefore we decided today we will be reshooting for the last time tomorrow.

First Cut Music Video

How We Constructed Stop Motion

here is a screen capture of how we construted out stop motion effect using adobe effects.

Moving Frame Test

Editing with Adobe After Effects - CCTV effect

As per storyboard, we discussed the methods we could use to create the CCTV effect. We decided that Adobe After Effects would be our best bet since I had experience with it beforehand. The video above shows how we created the effect.

Production log (18)-17/03/12

From the Saturday 17^th March onwards we will be editing our video editing until our peer review date.

Day 16 of filming - Friday 16th March 2012 Reshoot (3) of 5A and Reshoot (1) of 10A & 10B.

In the second attempt of 5A, she was not miming in time with the song.

The reasons for the reshoot of 10A & 10B- We lost some of the ending footage due to a corrupt CD. The camera was also not charged therefore this could be a reason why our footage ended up getting corrupt. Also due to not having a charger we had to rush the shooting towards the end.  

The lighting last time was not very homely and was too bright. We also ran out of pictures last time and the fire was quite difficult to start.

However on this day where we reshot there were many improvements made such as, we printed more pictures just in case which was quite time consuming however was worth it in the end, the fire was easier this time as we had a trial run at the beginning, we bought a charger and two video cameras, and the lighting was made more homely. We also added another shot type as we decided to split 10A which was initially 7 seconds however we thought this was too long for someone to stare at a fire therefore split this up.

Day 15 of filming -Thursday 15th March 2012 Reshoot (2) of 1A-E & 14A-14C and Reshoot (1) of 4B and First shooting of 4A.

Reasons for reshooting 1A-E & 14A-C: In previous takings, the bag which Sandhya wears was not consistent and we thought this was a spottable change that the audience may pick up on therefore decided to reshoot this today. Also her hair changed from her hair up to her hair out when she was walking in the same place and this was also a noticeable change.

Reasons for reshooting 4B- Previously when we shot this scene the weather was very windy therefore it was quite difficult to shoot. Also looking back at the footage the camera was quite shaky.

First shooting of 4A- Originally for this scene we were going to use the green screen to come up with a scene however this equipment was not available in such short time therefore we decided to extend 4B into 4A.

Day 14 of filming - Wednesday 14h March 2012 Reshoot (2) of 5A and Reshoot (1) of 5B, 6A,6B,13A,13B & 13C and Other first shootings taken place

Today was a very busy day as we had a lot of scenes to shoot. We had to reshoot 5A because we forgot the graphic match in the previous shooting.

We also shot 8C which is the scene of Zein dropping the envelope to Sandhyas door however the girls house we were using told us the day before that her door was getting fixed therefore we were in a situation where we thought we would have to change all the previous scenes such as the argument scene because the door would have not been consistent thus, we decided to change the type of shot to just a close up of the letter box.

Later on this day, we reshot scenes 5B, 6A, 6B, 13A, 13B & 13C. The reasons for why we reshot today was due to earlier on this day when we shot 5A, the graphic match was missing because we didn’t find any way to do the graphic match due to the arrangements of the room and found it much easier to try out a graphic match in Zeins house. We used a black folder in which the camera would pan across towards the next scene.

We also reshot these scenes because the clothing of the male actor was not consistent and was incorrect because in 13A, 13B & 13C there was supposed to be different clothes however previously we had him in the same clothes throughout.

Production log (17)-13/03/12

Today we initially planned to reshoot scenes 1A, 1B, 1C, 1E, 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D however our Artist was unable to attend due to a university open day and we were informed very last minute therefore we had to chose another day to reshoot these scenes.

Day 13 of filming -Monday 12th March 2012 Reshoot (2) of 8B,8C & 12

Today we had our second reshoot of scenes 8B, 8C & 12 and the reason we reshot was because in the previous footage, one member of the group was seen in the reflection of the mirror which was difficult to crop. A lot of backlighting was produced as we were unable to close the curtains therefore we reshot this in school again.

Production log (16)-09/03/12

Today in lesson we converted the footage from the last few days.

Today was Sandhyas parts of the split screen of scenes 13B & 13C. This was done well and we did not face many problems

Today we had to reshoot because the clothing previously of our artist was different to the letter scene and also in the piano scene she forgot to walk off screen where she goes to receive the letter.

We also carried out the first shooting of 10A & 10B. This is the fire scenes where we cut to Sandhya sitting in front of the fire and there are pictures she is looking through which are around the fire place and then we zoom into the fire where she places the letters and pictures in.

Day 11 of filming -Sunday 4th March 2012

Today was Sandhyas parts of the split screen of scenes 13B & 13C. This was done well and we did not face many problems.

Day 10 of filming -Friday 2nd March 2012 Reshoot (1) of 5A, 7A & 8A.

Today we had to reshoot scenes 5A, 7A & 8A because we realised from previous footage some clothing was incorrect and this would not show consistency throughout therefore we had to reshoot and also we forgot one vital camera angle.