Editing Progress 4

After having a lot of footage to edit over the course of the last week, I managed to get it all done. Editing in all the park scenes, I worked out a preset that allowed me to create a brighter feel for the clips:

This made my job a lot easier when editing the new clips in, as I didn't have to constantly find my settings again. I also learnt how to transform clips, as some had been filmed the wrong way to flip them so they looked correct.

Overall, I'm pleased with the progress I have made on my editing. Hopefully most of the video will be done within the next week ready to be shown for a first draft.

Review and Week 10

Last week was successful as everything I planned to get done was finished, and more. Animation was as successful as I did find it draining, but I hope to keep it up this week.

This week has a lot of editing focus, with a first draft having to be presented by the end of this week. Once all the editing is complete, I will focus on filming the few small pieces missing so most of my music video can be complete to show. At the end of the week I will also edit in whatever animation I have done so some feeling can be gauged for that.

Filming session - Park 1

This is the first time I have shot this footage, and I feel it went well. Some shots were not done because the cold became too much, but it still had positive results, even if only some shots have to be re-done (i.e. the running). The running sequence was an issue in terms of keeping it smooth, hence why it was slowed down. However, the actual running then looks a little bit pathetic. A selection of shots from the shoot are shown below, unedited:

Review and Week 9

Last week didn't go completely as I expected, as I wasn't able to film during the week due to plans fallings through. However, I've planned to film the remaining scenes at the end of the week, and hopefully I will not have to film again except the occasional shot.

This week I plan to edit what was filmed before half term commenced, and film those scenes that I wasn't able to over the half term. I have also been animating in the evenings at home, in which case I hope to get them all finished soon so I can edit them all in and ensure they work, then I feel my video will be close to completion. 

Poster progress

Unlike the digipak, the poster wasn't something I had planned beforehand. However, I did know that I wanted it to be similar to the digipak, so I had no trouble in actually making it. Below is the final result:

I'm very happy with the final result, and it is probably my favourite piece out of the digipak and poster. I feel that it looks professional and well balanced, like most actual music posters are. Below, like the digipak, is a sped up video showing the process of making the poster, which could be considered more interesting as I actually start from scratch:

Digipak progress

Having not focused on my digipak, I took this opportunity of a holiday to work on it. Here is what I have so far:



I decided to make it entirely digital so I had full control of what the product looked like. Also, it adds enigma to the reader - normally digipaks will have a real life image of their artist, so why is the artist only a cartoon? I did really enjoy making this digipak, and like how it turned out, especially the typography. The typography is all done by hand, so I had to keep it consistent within my own means. Overall, I am happy with how the product turned out. Below is a video that shows the whole process of making the digipak over five hours:

Review and Week 8

Last week stayed relatively to plan, however we could not film on the Friday due to poor weather. This is something I hope to get on top of when we go back to school, as the deadline for the product is coming close.

As I am on half-term this week, I hope to get a lot of the animation done. I now have an opportunity to sit down and work on this, so I aim to get most of the minute animated to edit back into my music video when school starts again.