Rough Cut Construction

We did the first but of filming for our media video yesterday, and are currently in the process of editing our video, we shot the performance part of our music video and here are some pictures of how it all went...

We used a projector to put the 'Foster the People' image onto the back curtain, we were going to buy a white bedsheet and paint on it but we figured that it would be cheaper and more effective if we used the projector because it would also light the stage a bit

We have used Final Cut Express to edit our video, we have used the speed control to add slow motion in our video and used the desaturate tool to make some of our footage black and white. Final cut has allowed us to ensure that our video is precisely timed and all the cuts are made on the beats and the miming is believable.

We borrowed a drum kit, microphones, a keyboard, a guitar and wires from the music department at our school and set them up for our music video, we used coloured lights that shon onto the stage which, we think, made the band look as though it could have been playing in a club

We asked our band to do a practice run before we started filming - especially our drummer - because he is an actual drummer so we wanted him to get the beats so that we could match them with the song easily whilst editing our video

The desaturate tool allowed us to make the middle section of our video black and white. We did this so that it would clearly separate the performance side of the video and the story side, this is the only 'story based' element of our music video and doesnt last very long but we wanted it to look like they were turning up to the venue.

 To create what we have of our music video we used:

• A tripod
• 2 camera's
• A projector
• A drum kit, guitar, keyboard, microphone and speakers
• A sound system
• Final Cut Express
• Youtube