Target Audience: Response to Editing

After posting the screenshots of the different types of editing I have done, my target audience have fed back to me how they feel about it.

This is also really encouraging as it means that my use of editing is interesting, which is what I was aiming for, as well as showing the distance between the two characters. These ideas have been well-recieved and therefore means that I am along the right path.

Target Audience: Response to Colours

After recieving feedback on my use of the colour blue, I have adjusted it to be more suitable, and since, have recieved feedback from my target audience on these improvements. 

It's really encouraging and pleasing to know that the improvements have been successful and well recieved as well as putting across the emotion I aim to achieve.

Drafting and Planning: Blue Effect

After receiving feedback on my use of effects from my target audience, I decided to act on the criticisms and make the blue less obvious. 

I decided to make the blue lighter so that it was more subtle, and used these settings to do so:

I like this blue more than the last as it isn't so strong, and so can show the weakness of their relationship now and has a sadder connotation to it.  

Drafting and Planning: Editing

As I have began the editing process, there are a few things that I have chosen to do. I have decided to overlay one of the flashback clips over the top of the original footage. I have done this to match the lyric 'our flowers fading.' I have done this to show how the past romance between them is fading. 

I also used a cross fade to make the footage flash up on the screen. I did this to show the various times that they have left each other behind and create a little sadness. 

I like these ideas as they are interesting to watch. None of these ideas were planned either so this is extra satisfying. 

Drafting and Planning: More Flashback Footage

My actors have filmed more footage of themselves doing 'coupley' things. I like these videos a lot as they are natural and don't seem forced. These would be really good when used in short bursts and have the effect I am aiming for. 

Drafting and Planning: Extra and Re-shot Footage

Today I have collected the last bits of footage I need for my music video. I have experimented with a few extra shot types, such as a low angle shot, to see how it looks. Due to weather difficulties, I have not been able to go through with my stop motion idea and so have only shot video footage. 




In editing, some of the longer videos will be cropped for just the best snippets, as some of the footage in some videos are not relevant.

Research Into Similar Products: David Bowie

To mark the release of his new album and also, sadly his death (R.I.P), David Bowie released the video for the track 'Lazarus.' This video is quite emotional and inspirational and has inspired me to try some new things when I reshoot some footage.

One thing that gripped me with this video is the use of the tracking shot that goes around the bed. I find this a very interesting shot as it shows everything about Bowie in his situation and the slow pace makes it rather eerie.



This is a shot that I would like to encorporate into my own video, only at a slightly faster pace. A good place to use this would be during the blanket scene, so I will attempt this shot and evaluate which shot I think is better.