Question 3: Are you pleased with the footage and your finished edit? Is it how you expected it to look? What works really well and what would you change?

My Final Music Video Remake:


Amber and Ela - Misery Business SD from Latymermedia on Vimeo.

The whole set

Overall, I am extremely pleased with both the footage and the edit, as I think we reached quite a professional final outcome. The rushes had good variation meaning we had a wide choice when editing and due to good acting, filming and direction, most were useable. The lighting of the beauty shots also made grading much easier, as well as contributing heavily to the overall impact. The guitar slide was another notable shot, as Gift (the actress) was completed committed to the performance and played very well with her spatial relationship to the camera. Overall, i also think the final edit was a success. This is primarily down to the grading and flashes, but also as a result of good syncing.However, this was only possible as a result of the high quality footage produced.

I was also shocked at how professional the end product looked and the amazing quality of the costume and set.

Having said this there were a few issues that I would change if I had the chance. Firstly, as the footage was not filmed step-by-step it resulted in a few moments where we were left without suitable clips, meaning it was harder to make a convincing edit. This can be seen in the clip below where we did not have an exact take and as a result, had to improvise.

The shot we missed out

In addition, there were also a few shots that were film from the wrong angles, making a complete match difficult. As can be seen below, our shot doesn't match the real shot (in the bottom right-hand corner).

In relation to editing there were also a few aspects in which I felt were lacking. The main issue was that, due to time limitations, the continuity of the grading was not perfect. Also in hindsight, a couple of our chosen shots lacked depth, despite being the best match, maybe proving it would have been better to stray further for a more powerful shot.

All in all, I think that these issues were only minor and didn't hinder the outcome of our project significantly.