Editing

This past week I have been continuing to edit my music video. I have been focusing on moving my sequences around within the timeline, the order of events is important to get right as the below images are from my narrative sequence which I need to transition between the performance. I have found it difficult to decide where and for how long these sequences should be placed, and therefore will be working on this this week also, as I want to get a good balance of performance and narrative with the performance element being slightly more prominent.  

The above image was shot whilst driving up to London, it was handheld as I had not planned to film, however I may use the footage as a way of building up the narrative/ showing the life of the older couple. I liked this shot as I feel that it is framed well and works as a two shot, I also liked the mixture of colour from the London christmas lights/ traffic and the mixture of having the couple in focus and the view from the front window slightly out of focus.

The above image is my conflict scene, having researched narrative elements of videos, I found that they usually follow a certain formula which includes a scene of conflict to grab the audiences attention. I filmed my couple having a mock argument through an outside window to act as a literal scene of conflict, as it also fits with my storyline and sets up the next key sequence.

This scene was my conflict resolution, whereby after the argument the older woman is watching husband playing the piano and he then takes her hand and begins to teach her to play also. The resolution I have filmed I believe will be effective, as it ties in with the cross generational theme. The cuts and similar shots I have used between my young actor who is the main artist of the song, and the older man I believe does imply they are linked, and this will become more evident as I edit my video together.