Last editing session

We’ve solidly worked on our editing for 3 weeks. It has taken us a while because we started our first editing session a month ago. However we were occupied because of our retakes and the half term. But now I can finally declare that the music video is done. All we have to do is finish the bits and bobs like including our name and uploading it on youtube and the blogs.

This last editing session was probably the most stressful one out of all three because we didn’t have a vision. Basically our first editing session we did the beginning of the music video and our second session we did the ending of the music video. However in this editing session we took longer as we didn’t have all the resources i.e. filming to complete the middle of the music video. Once we got filming the parts that we needed, we then sat down and discuss our ideas as Meghan had a vision for the middle part of our music video. So what happened was we let Meghan take control of the editing as she knew the story better than me and Jason, plus the whole music video idea was hers.

In the actually editing we continued the story line by including some clips from London where Jason and Michelle spend time together. However in the video we made it seem as if Michelle is imagining things. Meghan also managed to include more dance routines that the girls did as there are different places 2 where they performed the dance. The last crucial part to the editing was having Jaye’s verse in the video. When filming her rap we filmed in 3 different places because again we get awarded more marks because of the different mise en scene. So Meghan also edited Jaye’s part of the video which completed all the rapping and sing of the video.

Almost Done

We have almost finished editing however we realised that there's a part in our video that is missing. So yesterday we went to film in a different location that wasn't part of our plans. We decided to film in our local leisure centre and there we filmed the main girl and boy. The footage that we filmed is key to our music video because it completes the story that we are trying to tell. In the filming we filmed the main boy Jason asking Michelle out for a drink. Although the filming sounds simple, it was stressful for the group because the original plan was to film the bands last dance and Jason asking Michelle out. But the other two girls Maureen and Marie that are apart of Khandi Floss didn't show up therefore that made it difficult as we have a short deadline. As a result we had to improvise and change our plans again. We are meant to complete the editing and filming by Friday therefore in the two days we have the group will be working hard in order to complete it because we have any time after Friday. Fingers crossed we will be able to finish the filming and move on to the digpik and the advertisement of our coursework.

Second Editing

Finally moved on to the second part of our editing which is a relief to us. Now that we have completed the start of the video, we are now looking to start the end of the video. As we want to tackle the difficult parts first. So in our second stage of editing me, Jason and Meghan sat down together as Meghan began to edit again. In the actually editing Meghan put bits and pieces where it demonstrates Jason and Michelle getting loved up. For example there are scenes of them in London and them in the local gym talking and hugging each other. We felt that we should include the love part later on in the video because it would keep the audience in suspense, due to the start of the video and the title of the video. Meghan also included a lot of the concert dance at the end this is because we needed to fit in a lot of the dance because again we want to represent an R&B music video. As a lot of R&B music videos have a lot of dancing i.e. Usher’s, Beyonce’s and Chris Brown’s videos. However the editing for the ending of the music video is nowhere near done. Therefore we will be spending all week to try and complete the editing so that we can move on to the next stage.

But things are going well (Y)…

We are back!!!

We are back after 2 weeks off due to the Christmas period. We are now able to focus on our coursework as we have also finished our Media resit. Today was a day where we as a group sat down and discussed what is still needed in the video and when the video will be completed. During the discussion we came up with different ideas to include in the video so that we can assure that we get the grade that we are aiming for. One of our ideas is to include one more person in our video so that we make it as realistic to a R&B music video. The person who we are using is called Jaye Parker and she will be taking one of the verses in the music video that should have been part of Marie's performance. Therefore the introduction of the music video will change to Khandi Floss ft Lady Jay- Crush on you. So we filmed Jade rapping the verse in one of the classroom in school. We used a classroom because we felt that it was very effective as we have seen it work on a previous music video. Soulja Boy- yah trick yah video used the idea and it proved to be very successful. Hopeful this idea can improve the music video because last year we weren't as strategic therefore that caused us to get a low grade. Lastly the other ideas that we came up with are not for certain, as a result I won't be talking about them until we decide to use them.

This is the classroom we used to imitate Soulja Boy video;