Only after we have made our final video we will start doing the after effects of the video. This is so that we have a good video that we can be marked for it and get it in by the deadline and afterwards we can try and improve it in any way we can.

To sync the video there are two ways in which we will be able to do this. Firstly, we can do it with the clapper board. This is when we filmed the board at the start which had our timings on it and we would then link this up to the song when editing. Another way in which we are able to do this is to edit to the beat. Here we would be able to do this by listening for the sound of the beat in the video and also for the sound in the track that we had recorded.

With the clapper board method, we have to make sure that we didn’t use the start number to link it with as this could not be in sync as that number may stay at that point for a longer period of time and we cannot sync it easily. So instead we use a number in the middle that is clear to see and sync to that as it will be much more exact in the syncing of it. If you can’t see the numbers on the playback scene we would then sync it with the two drum beats that we hear. Here we would link it to the snare drum in both videos and link it using this as it is a clear defining sound that we can use. There was a long beep before the song played each time so that the singer and all of the actresses in our video knew that they were about to start and that they needed to get ready to act and to lip sync.

We were also told that it would be very useful to name every clip that we have made. This is so that we will be able to find each clip that we are looking for easily so that we will be able to save more time in the editing process. We would name each shot so that it was the kind of shot such as a close mid or long shot and also who the main focus was in that shot such as the singer or the dancers.

We also learned that there were four main rules that we needed to follow to make a good music video.

These are all useful tips that my group and I will take into account.

We were also told many techniques as to how to tackle and edit a project of this kind of size. The first was that as a group we should create and draw out a plan at the start and then stick to it throughout. We were also told to work on the project ten seconds at a time so that we don’t get bogged down looking at the whole thing and over think it. We  were also advised to not do a rough cut as this would mean that we weren’t going for the best possible project we could.

Finally, we were advised not to show anyone else our music video in the process of making it. This is so that we don’t get any one else’s opinion on what to do in making it as they will always think there is something that should change. This can complicate to process a lot so we have decided not to show anyone what we are putting in just yet.