Music Video Construction

When editing this clip I found the the journal looked overexposed and that this created an unprofessional feel to the video.

I was able to fix this issue by selecting the colour option in my editing software and experimenting with the colour saturation. Once I had lowered the saturation of the image the quality of the clip improved as did the standard of my music video long with it.

Whilst experimenting with the software before beginning to edit my music video I found that once adding in transitions between clips it was possible for me to change the length of these transition periods. This was helpful for time where I wanted my clips to slowly fade into each other when I used a fade transition and helped me to sustain the dream-like quality of my music video.

To edit these transitions even more precisely I discovered that the use of the 'precision editing' option was very helpful as it allowed me to determine at exactly what point in the clip the fade would begin and when it would end in the next clip.

I also found that I was able to layer footage on top of each other by adjusting the opacity of the clips so that you could view both pieces of footage simultaneous. This editing option, again, aided me in sustaining the dream-like quality to the video that I wanted to make.

The slow motion option was key in many moments of my music video and this option in iMovie allowed me to slow the footage down by 10%+. This allowed more experimentation on my part as I could decide what speed would be best for each clip.

Finally, as I shot many of the clips of my actress walking without a track or trolley the footage was slightly shaky which gave it a slightly unprofessional appearance which I noticed when reviewing my editing. This was fixed by the option to stabilise the clips I used in my music video which analysed for dominant motion and focused in on this so that the videos did not seem so shaky, by doing this the quality of my footage was greatly improved.