Production Log - Editing Music Video

How did editing go?

The editing process in general is a long process for us. We had many different clips to cut together and some clips did not have the right lighting therefore required some brightening and some addition filters to make some colours vibrant. However, everything has gone well and the video is beginning to take shape. We have added some effects which make our video stand out and makes our video stand out to others, for example, throughout the performance our artist is in black and white, however his cap is the only piece of clothing in colour.
The biggest difficulty we encountered is editing the performance. The lip syncing was easy to line up and make sure it is on point, the only thing that we struggled on in the music video was getting the performance scenes black and white. This required a lot of time and good vision as the sometimes there were masks that did not line up and revealed our artists' natural colour and therefore we had to constantly go back over and fix the errors. 

The program we had used for editing was Adobe Premiere Pro which is a very good and professional to use when editing video like ours. Similarly to many programs, Adobe Premiere Pro has its advantages and disadvantages and they are as follows. An  advantage to Premiere Pro is the many different video and audio layers that one can have. This allows the user to align clips easier and overlap clips to add effect such as flickering scenes in quick succession. Another advantage is the colour correction tool, this allows the user to change the colour of any scene which they feel may not be correct or may add some colour for effect, this is something we would use as there are some scenes which we need to brighten up. Another advantage is that Premiere Pro is very professional and allows user to produce professional looking work compared to iMovie which is far more basic and user friendly.

On the other hand, a disadvantage to using Premiere Pro is the fact that it can be confusing to use for some people, especially when it is their first time. Premiere Pro possesses many different shortcuts that make the program easier to use for the user, however it is understanding these shortcuts which could be a hassle for the user. Furthermore, the amount of tools and features within Premiere Pro may confuse users when using the program.