editing diary

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One of the main tools I used when editing my music video was the razor tool. I used this tool to create jump cuts and separate various clips. An example of this is at the end when the Boy turns into an Alien. Due to the mask taking a lot of time to put on we needed to cut out a lot of time in between the preparation of the mask.

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Page 1: Editing diary

One of the main tools I used when editing my music video was the razor tool. I used this tool to create jump cuts and separate various clips. An example of this is at the end when the Boy turns into an Alien. Due to the mask taking a lot of time to put on we needed to cut out a lot of time in between the preparation of the mask.

Page 2: Editing diary

Another prime tool I used when editing was the very important editing window. By placing my clips into the editing window I was able to play that singular clip and look at when I wanted the clip to start and end. This was achieved by setting the in and out points on the clips. I used this technique for the majority of my clips apart from the cross cuts.

Page 3: Editing diary

At certain points in the video I needed scenes to fade in and out in order to signify certain things such as the Boy fainting, Time passing etc. To do this I browsed the effects tab and used dip to black and dip to white at certain intervals throughout the video. I then went into the effect controls window to

adjust the timing and length of the effects. For example the beginning fade was rather short compared to the fade of the time passing which is much longer. The fainting part of the video

also had a quick paced fade to white. Another effect also used was a page peel and wipe when the newsflash of the Alien invasions were discovered by the Boy and his Friend.

Page 4: Editing diary

To up the pace of certain comedic parts throughout the music video I adjusted clips using the speed/duration. An example of this is the beginning of the video when the Boy awakes from being beamed and is hyped up. By adjusting the pace to a higher rate the scene was speedy and punchy. It also helped emphasise theBoys energy that he has been given from The beam.

Page 5: Editing diary

Not only did I use tools in order to create my music video interesting but I also needed to adjust the clips and music to make sure they were in time with each other. For example whenever the chorus came on I wanted the video to show the performance element. Therefore I needed to make sure that the narrative was explained well enough whilst at the same time sharing Narrative and Performance equally. As well as this there was a huge 43 second gap in which the song built up and down. I felt including narrative in this part of the song dragged the narrative on and would have lost the interest of the viewer. Therefore by using the razor tool I cut a chunk out of the song, between the end of the second to last chorus, up to near the end of the song. By precisely editing the song I managed to keep the video interesting and the song edits unnoticed.