Skills development - Editing skills

During the editing process of our music video, I have learnt a range of editing skills and techniques...

Base Track editing - This is different to linear editing as multiple base track recordings are made, which means that the other shots are cut and edited based on those recordings. It is important that these base tracks are synced to the music so that the lip sync also matches.

Colour filters - This effect means that the colours of the shots can be changed. There are different filters, including effects. By changing the colour it represents the intentional atmosphere and what the viewer is meant to see/feel.

Brightness and Contrast - Makes all the difference to the shots! If a shot is too dark, you can play with brightness and contrast so that it becomes brighter with the colour still obtained. This relates to the piano shots, as they were shot indoors and needed a spotlight, but still needed some improvement.

Fade in/out - Creates a transition for one shot to lead to another, which prevents the viewer from seeing just the boring flash of black. It makes it more interesting for them to view and overall makes the video flow better.

Cross disolve - Another effect which creates a transition, only this time both shots one after the other is seen at the same time for a moment, so it is a teaser for the viewer to work out what the next shot is.

Slow motion/fast speed - Slow motion makes the shot more dramatic, it reflects the mood of the song at that moment. For instance the glitter scene, it grabs the attention of the viewer, and forces them to focus on the glitter which is creating a splash effect. In contrast to this, you can speed up some shots, such as the Eleni mirror scene, which helps to edit to the beat, so that the movement of her doing the hand stand and her coming out of it is sped up, to keep the pace. (CMD J)

Reverse effect - This can be seen in one of the piano shots (Running fingers along the piano) and the dancing shots (bottom half shuffle). The outcome of this is so that it is intriguing for the viewers to see movement backwards. (CMD J)

Jump cut - Cuts that skip movements to get a shuffle effect, this works nicely, especially for the music video as you can edit them to the beat. (E.g Steph painting with other shots seen inbetween)

Toggle clip overlay - To make the shots overlap each other, I would use this to toggle with the transparency, so one shot can be seen while another is also playing. (Glitter scene)

Match cut - This is useful for the dancing scene, when the girls are doing cartwheels. It shows the different angles that the dance was shot and overall emphasises the movement.