I started post-production 2nd November, finishing it 16th November; I started by copying all of the footage from all projects we as a group have filmed and started labelling the footage, I kept each project in a separate bin so that everything was clear for what it was for.
I started with the Tees Barrage as this is the shoot I went to and had a note of the footage we'd shot, I watched the footage and sorted through it; the majority of the shots were good and of a professional standard however any shots I deemed unusable I put into a bin named 'bad folder' this was so that I didn't delete it immediately as it may become useful in the future but I believed I wouldn't use in the video. The shots that were unusable were those were they were too shaky and two from inside the control room where windows were reflected onto the control desk.
I was also given some stock footage photographs however some aren't the best or highest quality therefore when enlarged they don't look good as they are pixelated and grainy. I was also given the logo which was edited to have a clear background so it could placed into the edit at any point and be placed over footage.
After this I then labelled the footage, I tried to give each title the type of shot it was - EST (establishing) pan, tilt etc as well as a short description of what the shot is about. This will allow me to easily find shots when editing and know what each shot is, cutting down on time needed in the editing process. I will be able to streamline it so that I only need to trim the clips to the relevant time and place onto the timeline.
Setting up the edit:
The sequence was set up to support how the cameras filmed which was a ratio of 16:9 and at 25fps, which is the standard ratio for films and standard frame rate for Europe. The cameras record in HD therefore the resolution was 1920 x 1080 (HD).
We agreed as a group to each make a 30 second video about the project we filmed and then would join all the small videos together to make the longer one for the client, this shared the work load and allowed us each to be involved and have a video to show for the assignment.
I imported the footage into Premiere Pro and began editing. I chose a royalty-free song to use in the background and cut to the beat. The song is from YouTube creator meaning that there are no rights that needed to be obtained therefore meaning we did not face any legal issues.
When making the video I used simple cuts to the beat of the music, with the only transition being a dip to black. I sped up a video so that it fit with the tempo of the music however I had to stabilise a lot of the shots since they were filmed on a shoulder mount therefore were steady.
I changed the brightness and saturation on some shots (example above) because the day we filmed was very grey therefore not very appealing, I made it so that it looked autumnal as this is when we were filming and would fit with the other projects featured in the main video.
When it came to exporting the video, the client wanted it to be an AVI file so that it could be embedded on their website; AVI is the most universal file format and is supported by all main web browsers therefore the reason why the client chose it as they will want the video to be as available to people as possible, not wanting a web browser or using a mobile device to stop the video from being viewed.
My individual video:
When it came to editing the whole video myself and Kane edited it, we chose the royalty-free song Kane used for the background music and took little bits of everyone's to create the whole one. Some took more editing as they had been edited to a slower/faster song but it was reasonably easy to edit it together. We kept the video in the sections of project rather than jump between them all to keep it understandable to the audience about what project is what. We included an interview from the Pumping Station as well as some stock photos we had been given with facts over top of them.
I started with the Tees Barrage as this is the shoot I went to and had a note of the footage we'd shot, I watched the footage and sorted through it; the majority of the shots were good and of a professional standard however any shots I deemed unusable I put into a bin named 'bad folder' this was so that I didn't delete it immediately as it may become useful in the future but I believed I wouldn't use in the video. The shots that were unusable were those were they were too shaky and two from inside the control room where windows were reflected onto the control desk.
I was also given some stock footage photographs however some aren't the best or highest quality therefore when enlarged they don't look good as they are pixelated and grainy. I was also given the logo which was edited to have a clear background so it could placed into the edit at any point and be placed over footage.
After this I then labelled the footage, I tried to give each title the type of shot it was - EST (establishing) pan, tilt etc as well as a short description of what the shot is about. This will allow me to easily find shots when editing and know what each shot is, cutting down on time needed in the editing process. I will be able to streamline it so that I only need to trim the clips to the relevant time and place onto the timeline.
Setting up the edit:
The sequence was set up to support how the cameras filmed which was a ratio of 16:9 and at 25fps, which is the standard ratio for films and standard frame rate for Europe. The cameras record in HD therefore the resolution was 1920 x 1080 (HD).
We agreed as a group to each make a 30 second video about the project we filmed and then would join all the small videos together to make the longer one for the client, this shared the work load and allowed us each to be involved and have a video to show for the assignment.
I imported the footage into Premiere Pro and began editing. I chose a royalty-free song to use in the background and cut to the beat. The song is from YouTube creator meaning that there are no rights that needed to be obtained therefore meaning we did not face any legal issues.
When making the video I used simple cuts to the beat of the music, with the only transition being a dip to black. I sped up a video so that it fit with the tempo of the music however I had to stabilise a lot of the shots since they were filmed on a shoulder mount therefore were steady.
When it came to exporting the video, the client wanted it to be an AVI file so that it could be embedded on their website; AVI is the most universal file format and is supported by all main web browsers therefore the reason why the client chose it as they will want the video to be as available to people as possible, not wanting a web browser or using a mobile device to stop the video from being viewed.
My individual video:
When it came to editing the whole video myself and Kane edited it, we chose the royalty-free song Kane used for the background music and took little bits of everyone's to create the whole one. Some took more editing as they had been edited to a slower/faster song but it was reasonably easy to edit it together. We kept the video in the sections of project rather than jump between them all to keep it understandable to the audience about what project is what. We included an interview from the Pumping Station as well as some stock photos we had been given with facts over top of them.
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