Rough Cut

Here is the final edited film that Rosie edited from footage we have filmed over the last couple of months. This is our rough cut of the music video but has helped use decide what we still have to film and also provides us with a better vision of our final finished video.

After finishing this final cut we sat down as a group and combined with the input of our teacher we have come up with the following strengths and weakness's.

Weaknesses

• The model is walking too much and there seems to be no real meaning behind this from the video. The purpose of our video is for a journey although this does not translate through the video. 
• The first section of the video where she is singing into camera is rather stilted, as if she is performing rather than the aimless singing which we initially hoped. We need to correct this by filming her from a different angle, so her lips are only just visibly singing. 
• The cuts of the scenery in the opening sequence of the video works well initially, however, this is then also used on the waterfall section which then becomes tedious to watch. This will need to be edited in a different way to add variation.  
• The dance section is not at all how we would like it to be filmed, primarily due to technical issues. We have since sat down as a group and decided the ways in which we want the dancers to be filmed. we have decided to film the dance move by move, rather than in whole from different angles, to ensure we gain good quality from different angles and this can then be edited together. We have analysed the poor quality footage we currently have to come to this conclusion. 
• We need there to be a connection between the dancers and the model to make them fit better. we have decided to have them bump into the lead. 
• In the final section of the video we see the lead singing into the camera. We like the actual look of the model, however, the framing is too central and needs to be rethought. We are considering using the rule of thirds and placing the lead in a third of the shot. 

Strengths

• Good continuity
• The shaking at the start of the video and the clips of the everyday people link well. 
• Rule of thirds used well throughout apart from the final section which needs fixing to ensure this is consistent throughout. 
• The introduction of colour as the music volume increases is good.
• The tracking shot of the everyday people works really well. It was filmed while being on a bus so we plan to alter the technique slightly, possibly using a car, so we can control how fast we travel and film the people. 

(Edited: Rosie)