KODALINE : HIGH HOPES

Filming and editing process.

Abbey Cotterill

FILMING:For the overall filming of the music video, I filmed and edited the project. Last year I didn't film or edit the thriller or any preliminary pieces of work so this was a completely new thing for me to comprehend and get to grips with. I did have some experience with cameras, being the ‘tech expert’ in my family but I had no editing experience at all prior to the music video. Overall, I found the filming process quite fun and easy, yet there were still aspects I found hard such as taking several hand held shots due to having a limited amount of tripods available. However, I think I adapted quite well to this and some of the shots came out better than I anticipated.

FILMING: (CONTINUED)I filmed the majority of the video in school with the exception of the scenes in the woods. All of Tia and Scott’s scenes were shot in school as the location was more practical for us to get to and also gave me the flexibility of getting easier access to cameras. By primarily filming in school I was able to get any reshoots done in my free periods which i found to be extremely beneficial. In addition to this, I was able to develop my camera skills. Prior to this project, I mainly used my own Nikon Bridge camera so DSLR’s were alien to me. Filming the music video has given me a greater range of camera knowledge.

USING FINAL CUT PRO X

Before I began the music video editing process, I had no editing experience what so ever. I had briefly attempted to use Adobe Premier Pro on the computers in school’s media suite, however when I then had a go at using Final Cut Pro X on my Macbook, I found the software much easier to navigate and get my head around so I made the decision to edit the whole video using that. I found that even with next to no editing experience, I was able to grasp Final Cut fairly quickly (after watching quite a few tutorials on YouTube) and the editing process soon became much more enjoyable once I figured out how to use the software.