Test Footage

We had the chance in class to experiment with some test footage and use the computers to test out our editing techniques and the look we are going for.




We are happy with how the editing tricks look. They are very effective and we will definitely be using them towards our final video. The first few shots are just the simple shots of the instruments. we only used the guitar, just to see how this would fit in with the music. One of the editing tricks we attempted was the one with the stairs. Dave and Adam kept swapping places up the stairs and then we cut it so that it jumped on the beat of the bass. This was a bit of an improvisation, however it looked very effective. the other technique involved the same method, with two or three people swapping places, but we sped the cutting up as it went along and then slowed it down again. Again, this was a bit of an improvisation but like the other technique it looked very effective.

Some Mistakes
We made a few errors. The first shots with Dave, Adam and Matt standing on the grass was hand-held and the shots were not in the same place. Also with the stairs shot, Adam goes but one step every time while Dave goes up two steps but it didn't really matter.