Third music video edit

This is my third video edit. I have changed a couple of shots after the last hot desking, for example : I have cut on the videos of the girl leaving the room.

I have also tried to make the story much clearer of what have happened.

I have asked my audience some questions which are important to me at the moment :

- Are there too many shots of the kid running around ?

My audience have said that because of the amount of kid shots they can understand better what is happening, that the main actress is not only losing a man, but losing a kid as well as the unity of the family. It has been mentioned that it made it deeper and more interesting to watch.

- What about the colours? Should I put the filter over the video?

Audience said that I do not need any filters, however I could try and do two edits - one with auto corrected brightness and the other original one and asses it then.

- Are there too many overlayed videos?

It explains story much better, as you can notice that it is a memory more than anything. Also it works well with this exact story. Moreover the audience have noticed that the first shot of the video is the same as the last one - so this means I have done what I wanted. Audience will be aware that there is not 100% the whole story actually happened, maybe she was only thinking about it while walking.



I am happy with my edit right now, however I think I want to change something about the colours. It has been mentioned that I have matched the beat very well with visuals which makes it clearer and used a wider variety of shots - audience want to watch it all to understand what it is about.

New skills

Recently I have started to work on my digital pack. My Photoshop and InDesign skills were quite poor as it is, moreover the last time I used both programs was last year, so I have to learn how to do most of the stuff again.

One of the first things were working with images, changing them in Photoshop so I could bring in InDesign to use. All the images were changed into black and white, also some background changes made so the two same pictures would lay together better.

For the logo bit, as my Dj's are real I have to use their real logo, so I had to teach myself not only how to cut the logo out and bring it in on the original photo, which had to be amended as I had a tripod in the middle of the picture where I did not  need it, etc. I have also learnt how to bring in a keyhole template onto Photoshop, using lasso tool made background around it black and smudged the edges so it would look better.

This is only a trial picture for the front cover, however I am still working on in all,

Peers feedback on the current edit (second)

Digipak first draft (before mock up)

This is the first draft for my digipak.

On the right is the front of the digipak. I will have the main colour as black, while the name of the dj will be in white as it is now. The keyhole will be drawn by me on photoshop. Behind the Dj name we can see the picture of the field where I filmed most of my video, therefore target audience will be able to relate the song and video with the digipak.

Middle bit is the back of the digipak, where I will have a list of 10 other original songs of the Dj (as my artist is an existing Dj).

The last bit is the second page you see after the frontal, therefore I have decided instead of having an insert, have a message of a Dj on to this bit. Again this comes originally from the Dj, I have contacted them and asked to write something up which they would like their fans to see. This is an original handwriting, I will use it, because it will make my target audience feel closer to the artist, like he would be a friend of them.

This is the nside of my digipak. From the left, first page will be where CD goes, it will be completely black. The middle bit is an image which is on the front cover as well. I have the same image on the third bit as well, however I have cut them together, so it looks more like one long image. It shows the depth of the content.

The little page in the middle is just an added picture of the main actors, however I will have to work on it in photoshop because there are things which should not be there (for example a tripod in the shot, I will have to delete that), This relates to the story of the video, as all three actors are in the story. Audience will not notice this, but the girl in the image is a double of the main actress, however it was easier to take still pictures the first time round filming (as later on I had to reshoot my video with slight changes in cast).

The other side of this little page is the same image.

All of images will be in black and white, This might seem very simplistic and minimalistic, but this is the genre conventions and it will let my target audience really concentrate on the story of the music video, as the guy in the picture is in the distance which connotes of the fact that he might of never been there. None of the characters are holding hands, which again connotes that maybe the girl was just imagining the child and the guy, or maybe it was a memory.

I am still working on my digipak design, so it may change in the end, for example I am considering on this small piece of paper, on one side have a full image of three characters, on the other side have only a girl. This would create the confusion, unresolved issues which attracts my particular audience.

This is how it looks from the front (you can see that the next page which opens from one side is the image of the artist, whilst another side holds a CD).

Second edit of my music video

Latest update on my music video.
For now I am still in the process of developing it, I think in some places it is out of sync as well as background colours do not match, but I am still working on this.
I am planning to put the same filter on the same locations, for example shots on the hill will all have the same filter, whilst shots inside have a different one. This will equalize shots, will let target audience identify better what is actually happening, as well as will look neater.
I do not want to have black and white, as colours make it look more 'lively' but I will have to try it as well.