Construction - music video editing *

screenshots and description of steps involved in video editing.

COLOUR CORRECTION

I added a slight amount of brightness in order to enhance the white in the dark parts of the scene.

 I felt this looked more dream-like and emphasises the soft box lighting that was used while filming.

Using three way colour corrector was beneficial as it allowed me to create a cold tone. Blue's are emphasised in order to show the sadness and nostalgia.

Luma curve helped to adjust the brightness and contrast levels even further and I felt it had a big effect on the dream-like appearance that music videos should typically have according to theorists such as Kinder and Rubin.

A blue tint made a great difference, especially due to the key frames which meant that it gets less blue as time goes on. I wanted to do this so that there is clear progression until the end where everything is bright again - almost like a new equilibrium.

FLASHBACKS

I also edited flashback scenes in a dream-like way to separate them from the rest of the video.

In this scene i used an effect called warp stabiliser to give the illusion that the camera is steady and not shaking as much as it actually was. 

i edited my cuts to be within the same time as the beat, this added a necessary tempo to the music video.

For this clip I wanted to use the three way colour corrector to make the image warmer, to represent a happier time and create a huge contrast.

A slight blur was applied because this makes it stand out more as a flashback rather than current time.

I also decided to add a slow motion effect to match the tone of the music that is playing in the background.

I also decide to make the scene in which there is no music playing and the character on screen is just acting to be grey to signify the change in artistic tone and direction throughout the rest of the video.