Final cut Final cut pro was the main form of media technology used, this was the main software which was used to edit and put together all the footage we took. I had also used final cut to create the animatic for our music video this was then later on put in our pitch to show the audience as well as our teachers a brief idea of how we expect our video to turn out. Creating this was important as it gave us an idea of the ideas which we put forward and was used as a back up for us to go back and look over if we had forgotten any ideas.

Editing the green screen • This was the skill which we learnt

from the teachers. Removing the green screen on final cut was tricky but interesting. There were many processes involved when doing this. To remove the green screen we had to go onto edit key and cromma key select the color we wanted to remove then re select the image dragging the color icon till the green on the screen disappeared. When removing all the green we then made sure that we smoothed the edges so that it didn't’t look rough or unprofessional. Toolbar which was used to smooth down

the edges and remove the color green from the artist

Adding markers.

Adding markers really helped the process of editing although this was long it made life much easier when coming to edit and drag the scenes we wanted. We added markers onto every beat by using ‘m’ as indicated. This was an easy and precise way to make sure that the lip sync was on point and matched with the action going on. Also as the sound was an important aspect we were able to look at the sound in more detail making sure it was precise.

Here are the markers illustrated on every beat followed by the sound on top at each beat we included a base track making the lip sync more precise.

Using color correction

This was what I planned on using near the end when all the clips were placed in order. This was where I was able to make the contrast of each scene more brighter making it look like a more happy atmosphere rather than being boring. When looking back at the video as a group we thought that the main scene that needed the color correction was the roof scene. When we filmed this scene it was cloudy, but luckily we made the sky more brighter making it more interesting and vibrant.

Color correction moving the saturation to change brightness

Changing the saturation and color of the roof as shown opposite

Changing capacity

Unlike obvious effects which we used in AS, changing the capacity of each scene was what we also used this was to make the scene more interesting and link well with what was being told. Due to having a variety of clips based on top of each other it was crucial that we changed the capacity of the scene to make the clips come into one another. An example where we changed the capacity was the party scene and the artist together. Due to the party scene not coming out how we expected changing the capacity so that it was faded out and that the artist was behind it made the scene more interesting and looked really well. As we started off with changing the capacity we thought doing this for other parts such as the waterfall would also look good

Examples of where we changed the capacity

Reverse/ slow motion and speeding up

Another form of edit we used was the reverse , slow motion and also speeding clips up. This for me was one edit I liked most as it made something simple look interesting and professional. We used the reverse for many of the skate park scenes. From the audience when we showed them they thought it worked really well and liked the effect it brought on the video. To simply change the speed we pressed cmd shift j where we were able to change the speed and click reverse if wanted.

Skaters in beginning at fast motion

Reversed

Overall With final cut you learn new things every time. I feel from AS my final cut skills have improved more and I am more confortable editing. Making a music video was stress but tested my ability to edit which overall I feel succeeded. Throughout the process the main objective was for our video to appeal to our audience, which had to be taken on board when filming and editing. I had made sure whilst I was editing I got feedback from our audience to see what they liked and what needed to be improved. The main edits I found out that attracted our audience were the fast edits, quick cuts and also the transitions from one scene to the next. Using final cut has been an interesting journey which I have enjoyed overall.