LO4 - Evidence of editing

These are a couple of screen recordings of me editing in class.



During this video I edited the footage of Dave outside the pub. I majorly used the razor tool in order to get rid of segments which did not match the narrative, as well as split up scenes in order to create jump cuts that matched the beat of the music. With the remaining clips I would nest and stabilise any jittery ones, doing so ensured that the clip played much smoother- this was vital seeing as most of our scenes were handheld in order to connote instability.
One of the main editing techniques I employed here was colour correction (brightness and contrast) which I used to alter the clip of the guitar so it appeared moodier and fit in with the rest of the music video.





I used keyframes to fade to black the clip of one of the band members playing their guitar. By doing it this way I felt I had more control over how the image was dissolved, and learnt the importance of key frames for the rest of the video as they allow scenes to transform gradually. As well as this, I unlinked  some of the video clips from the audio clips so that the music itself became the only noise.





Again, I used the razor tool a lot within each of these screen recordings in order to create a music video that flowed with the beat. Quick cuts gave the video a much quicker pace, especially towards the end, which helped gradually build up the tension of the narrative. The scenes I cut to would also match the lyrics of the song e.g. when Dave sings about Foster Kenzie and the wicked acts he commits it cuts to him shoplifting.





This video depicted more of me stabilising each clip so each transition was smoother.
Whilst editing the music video I also worked a lot on creating a 'ghosting' effect by layering clips over one another and altering the opacity. Doing this created a warped aesthetic that was heavily inspired by Slaves music video "Hey". The ghosting connoted instability and the dual nature of Foster Kenzie, as well as enforcing the eerie psychological genre of the music video. One example of this effect I created was when Kenzie walks down an alley after mugging a man on the street.