On Tuesday we began the editing process for the footage we have filmed so far. On our Friday shoot we filmed all the footage we need for the opening of the video, as well as some of the performance shots for the bridge of the song in which the protagonist is singing on the stage.
Heather is currently continuing to edit the opening. Unfortunately, we had some issues with the settings on Adobe Premiere Elements 9.0, which meant that the video was not in the full HD we had filmed it in. To combat this, we had to create a new project file and re-upload the footage. However, we could use the previous file as a template for re-editing the footage, so this didn't take too long.
We are now concentrating on creating continuity with the visuals.
Here is a rough-cut of the opening as it is currently:
As you can see, We have added a cross-dissolve transition at one point during the opening. We think this creates a very professional and creative look.
We added some shots of the audience clapping inbetween the shots of the protagonist so we could mask any continuity errors. The fact that we used a wide variey of different angles means we had a good choice of what shots to use which means we haven't repeated any angles twice.
Now that we have had a chance to review the performance footage, we are very pleased with most of it. One of the shots that we feel worked particularly well are the shots where the protagonist is on stage and lit from behind. During the editing process we can lighten the midtones of this video so that you can see the protagonist clearing without compromising the silhouetted effect of the shot.
However, we have noticed some small errors in some of the other shots, for example in this frame (taken from a track and dolly shot that was panning in) you can see the shadow of the camera. It is useful that we saw this error now as it means that we can redo this particular shot on our shoot tomorrow.
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