Editing Blog

After we filmed on Friday, today in class we edited it our footage. It took a little while to get started because I was being slow, not realizing that I had to get an SD card reader. An SD card reader is what you plug into the computer to access footage on the camera. After I got the SD card reader, I logged into the computer and created a folder. To make sure the footage was not lost, I saved all the footage onto my google drive. I also saved it to my group members drive's. After I had done that, I went back to the folder to review the shots. We had 13 shots in total from our filming. I can admit before I started editing, I got off track laughing at our footages. It got a little challenging as I started to edit though.

In our first shot, it shows us walking up, laughing, and pointing around. I had to try to cut out the ending part to shorten the time. However, I kept cutting out the part that mattered. In the end, I ended up being able to cut the part that needed to be cut and I moved on. I had to delete footage as part of this editing. The shot I deleted was a blooper from one of our scenes. It was funny but we did not need it. For the next shot, I used a split shot, in which there were four boxes. This represents flashbacks of Kelly (the person I'm portraying) thinking about her relationship. It was confusing to get that to work, but I got it.

Moving on, there was another shot that got difficult to cut. In this shot, the guy portraying my boyfriend had to be aggressive with me. He laughed at the ending which is what I had to cut out. Laughing does not show the character of the shot. I cut the wrong parts of the video a few times, but I eventually got it. Throughout the shots, I also added the music. The song is Girl by Destiny Child. It was a little challenging since I had to cut the noise in the background. I managed to get through it all though. Unlike the last project, my group members and I did not use Pinnacle Studios. Another app was used to edit the footage. Our last time filming will be this Saturday.

Filming Blog #2

My group and I got to film on Friday, November 29, 2019. At first, it was a bit of a challenge because we did not know how we would get someone to film the shots that needed to be handheld. However, my group member, Jessica, brung a friend with her to help us. We set up the tripod to create our first shot. This is the shot where we introduce ourselves by walking up to the camera. We had to smile, laugh, and point in directions to make an offguard type of look. It was really awkward since we had people looking at us. Our lighting was the natural sunlight, creating a glowing look on us. The next shot however, was difficult. We had to ask the owner of the establishment to use their tables so we could film.

When we asked, they said no, but we filmed anyway. There was no way we were going to fail this music video. The next shot we did was the shot where my group members had to comfort me, as I am acting as a victim of domestic violence. It took awhile to do because I had to put the hurt and sad look on my face, to pretend like I was crying. However, we eventually got it done. The next shot we did was a challenge also. This shot was where we needed a guy to play my boyfriend, to show evidence of the domestic violence. The guy we originally picked unfortunately could not make it. Luckily, my group member, Micahia, was able to call one of her guy friends to play the role. It was weird since I did not know him, but I had to do what I could.

In the shot, he had to get aggressive with me and grab my shoulders. For a second time, I had to act like I was in pain, to show emotion and meaning. We both yelled in each other's faces to show conflict. The scene was created in a secluded area, against a gray wall. This was to create a discrete type of scenery, like the "I can do what I want since no one is around." The next shot was a representation of the gifts that a guy would give the girl he is abusing so she can stay with him. In the shot, it shows me waiting impatiently for something he's about to give me. It turnd out to be a ring, and I put it on, looking uninterested. This shows how any woman going through this situation is now tired of all that he's put her through, and is thinking about leaving. Because our other scenes are supposed to be created in a home scenery, we have to resume filming next Saturday. It was a productive day of filming and I'm glad we worked everything out, despite the challenges and setbacks.