Editing second draft

Today I had another editing session where I started to edit the footage from the second video shoot that I did the other day. The footage used was done so to create the second half of the video and would start to shape the main ideas behind the video. I am pleased with the shots that I have included however it is still at a basic stage where I still need to create a black and white effect for some parts of the video and also provide good video transitions between takes as I discovered in my research that lots of music videos do this. The audio also needs to be fitted properly with what is happening on the screen which is crucial to a music video and so I will work on this on the next draft.

Below is a screenshot of this editing session where you can see me previewing the shots in premier pro and then putting them together.

Main inspiration

My main inspiration for deciding to create a music video based around the elctonica/synth wave genre is the work of musician 'Kavinsky' and the film 'Drive'.  Kavinsky is an artist who is in the centre of the synth-wave frenzy and has created songs that really motivate me to create something similar.

The video is a music video for the synth-wave song 'Odd Look' by Kavinsky. It demonstrates a lot of the style that I would like to incorporate into my own music video. This includes the music itself as I find the whole theme of someone driving around with this kind of music playing very interesting. The idea of it also taking place at night also fits in well with what I would like to do as I think it plays in well with the music genre itself.

Above is the trailer for the film 'Drive' directed by Nicholas Winding Refn which also serves as a huge inspiration for what I would like to do in my music video. The main aspects that have inspired me about the film is the soundtrack which contains a lot of synth-wave aspects and so fits in with this theme especially with again the idea of someone driving to this music. All these inspirations are why Ia m deciding to go along with this idea that I have and so will use these inspirations to help create my own unique product.

Digi Pack Third draft

This is my third draft of my digi-pack ancillary task. I have now added some more visual effects to the front cover to have a good impact on the audience. I have added a rain effect to the front cover of the album to give it a more darker look as I did receive some feedback suggesting that it was too colourful beforehand with all the bright background colours and so I have compromised with this rain effect. I have also added the name of the artists song I am using now that I have the rights and have also stylised the font with one I downloaded called 'Haze Dark' which I really like and will be the font that is used consistently across all the projects because I think it really connects well with the synth-wave genre. However I still need to create the other sides of the digi-pack which will then hopefully give me my final draft.

Second video shoot

Today I went to shoot footage to create my second draft for my music video. I went to the shoot knowing the feedback that I received and so I re-shot a couple of scenes where the lighting was not particularly great. One of these scenes was where I got in the car and so to make it brighter we went to a different location to get better light and use some different angles. I also shot the second half of the video which was very important as i need to know if I have got the timings right for how long my video will be.

This time around we did not shoot from inside the car as we have now learned that you can sometimes see the person filming in the shot. We instead shot me in the car from the outside. This also enabled the video to be a bit more flexible and fluid rather than having the same shots over and over again. In addition to this the shots of me walking were easy to get lighting for because the location we chose was already well lit at night time and so this went very well for us. Overall I am happy with the progression that I have made and hope to edit these shots soon.