E D I T I N G
Editing is an extremely important part of creating our music video, and in whole an important part of any music video being made. The transitions, pace of editing and lengths of shots all contribute greatly to the success of the video. I shall discuss the style created within the video, who is privileged in the shot and manual dexterity within my genre.
"The important thing to remember is that the purpose of editing is to reduce the source material down to a more manageable size and to try and create a narrative of the events you have captured". This source was taken from http://music.guardian.co.uk/intel/story/0,193046,700.html. I believe it is a fantastic quote that brings the importance of editing into perspective. It is necessary that we capture enough footage at the beginning and end of each shot so we can use it efficiently and effectively. Furthermore the guardian claims "use cuts from one shot to the next, with only perhaps the occasional dissolve". This piece of advice is trying to show that you need to maintain professionalism whilst editing, it can be seen as amateur-like or clumsy if all you use is cross dissolves throughout, therefore uniqueness is key.
Editing is an extremely important part of creating our music video, and in whole an important part of any music video being made. The transitions, pace of editing and lengths of shots all contribute greatly to the success of the video. I shall discuss the style created within the video, who is privileged in the shot and manual dexterity within my genre.
"The important thing to remember is that the purpose of editing is to reduce the source material down to a more manageable size and to try and create a narrative of the events you have captured". This source was taken from http://music.guardian.co.uk/intel/story/0,193046,700.html. I believe it is a fantastic quote that brings the importance of editing into perspective. It is necessary that we capture enough footage at the beginning and end of each shot so we can use it efficiently and effectively. Furthermore the guardian claims "use cuts from one shot to the next, with only perhaps the occasional dissolve". This piece of advice is trying to show that you need to maintain professionalism whilst editing, it can be seen as amateur-like or clumsy if all you use is cross dissolves throughout, therefore uniqueness is key.
WHAT TO DO 1. All edit systems work better if there is spare footage at the end or the beginning of each shot that is being used. 2. Always shoot at least 2 takes of the shot you want. 3. Shoot plenty of angles, make sure that most angles cover the entire song. If you do not shoot enough angles of the whole song, the final edit of the video might be too slow. |
WHAT NOT TO DO 1. Avoid jump cuts. 2. Don't use too many cross dissolves. 3. Remember the pace of the music, it needs to correspond with the pace of the editing or it could look clumsy. |
The general use of straight cuts and fast edits creates continuity to the video, as well as linking to the upbeat house style of indie music.
EXAMPLE:KINGS OF LEON- PYRO.
This video helped me greatly when looking at the editing of indie music videos, it proved it could go from one extreme to the other. With indie video's we normally associate the editing with fastness, jump cuts and disorientation. However, the music video for "Pyro- By Kings of Leon" challenges this perspective. The video initiates with a fade in which then goes into a gradual zoom. In the first few seconds there are no cuts and the pace of the music is relatively slow- reinforced by the editing. However, unconventionally the pace of the editing becomes even slower which doesn't necessarily reflect on the pace of the music. Consequently, the type of music is rather echo-like therefore the pace of editing would look odd if it was fast. There are smooth transitions within the video, especially when they are circling round the pub maintaining the 180 degree rule. The pace of the editing allows us to visualize with the characters used and almost see their emotions. The editing definitely corresponds with the whole atmosphere of the video and the moods upon the characters. Despite the unconventional use of editing, the scene with the band is very original to Kings of Leon's house style and shows close ups of the members with the leading vocalist being privileged within the shots. Overall, movement, cuts and transitions are very slow and this reflects on the style of music greatly.
THE FOALS- OLYMPIC AIRWAYS.
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