“ What digital technologies are you familiar with, how have you used them

in the past and on this production, is there a technology you want to develop

in your main music video?”

• In order to edit our music video, we used Final Cut Pro X.

• Although I am quite familiar with using this programme since I have also used it for my opening sequence last year. I have learned to use this programme to edit in certain shots, add certain features, filters as well as special effects that it suited for the film opening sequence. We also learned to add in sountrack as well to go on top of the visuals.

• As for this preliminary task, I have learned to use the multi-cam techniques that was taught during our workshop session. As well as using the ‘beat-markers’ which helped us cut in shots in time to the beat.

FINAL CUT PRO X

Multi-Cam on Final Cut Pro X

• From the previous film opening sequence task, I have used my own camera which is a Canon 600D. Which I personally thought that bought the best quality to the opening sequence.

• However for this music video preliminary task, I have decided to use 2 HD cameras that were provided by the school. This is because we wanted to try the multi-cam technique that was taught to us during the workshop session.

HD-Camera Equiptment

• I have also kept up into a momentum to put every single progress I have made through my media blog in order to record everything I have done before and after I have filmed my music video.

MED

IA BLOG

The other technologies that I have used is the social media. I have used Twitter to update every single progress which also goes straight to my media blog. I have used YouTube and Vimeo to upload the actual footage of the music video. The reason to why I have used both social sites is because some countries like Singapore cannot access Vimeo (as I have been told). Therefore it is easier for me to show people from other parts of the world to give their opinion and improvement in the future.As for Facebook, I have used this (along side Twitter) to keep in contact with the people who had agreed to help me to give me constant feedback every time we upload any sort of improvement to our music video.

Social Media

• Due to the short period of time, I think that I wasn’t able to use as much editing techniques as I have with the opening sequence. Which meant that my partner and I weren’t able to play around with the Final Cut Pro.

• In terms of the equipment, I felt that that the school camera did not reach the same quality filming as I have with my personal Canon camera.

Is there anything you would like to improve you want to develop in preparation for your main music video?