Preliminary - Editing

A2 Media Preliminary task - Editing

We began by trimming and editing our original story board footage. This included making several cuts of the same shot so that we had multiple choices to use on cues.

 Clip Adjustments -  We began by making simple gradient effects and changes to fit in with the style of our reference video 'The Kooks - Down'. But we also found that a lot of simple viginette filters adding a dark blur adding a lot of emphasis to shots.

Editing For Effect -  One of my personal favourite shots was the 'dye shot' where our actor will blew 'smoke' out of his mouth, with little editing we managed to create an astounding effect for the video.
And it fitted well on cue and in reference to 'The Kooks - Down'.

Transitions -   We tried to use as few transitions as possible as the original reference videos 'Alt J. - Breezeblocks' and 'The Kooks - Down' Primarily all have little transitions and often jump cuts that force cues to timing.

After everything was put into place and effects and edits were in place we then started adding transitions, keeping in mind the style of our other video references.

Original Footage  

 After Effects - For any shots that did seem in place but rather out of place because none of the filters would allow a smooth placement, we then began using more advanced hue editing and grain filters to allow a better shot.

Volume Adjustments -  We ended up with a lot of claps on beats and shots that fitted with cues but we also ended up with space that was filled by a clap that we saw visually with no sound (from the original music) so we decided to alter the volume and create a clap that fitted excessively well from the original audio.