Blur filters

Recently we carried out some more filming for our music video. We found a very good location which happened to feature a plain black wall, we then used artificial lighting to make the artist stand out from the dark background. We wanted to have a plain background for this filming as we wanted the artists movements to be the focus of the shot. As our interpretation of the song is about how a breakup can consume your mind and body, we wanted the artist to appear possessed using different body movements. The print screen above displays the image that we are trying to portray to our audience. As well as this when it came to the editing process we added a blur filter on top of the filming using Final Cut. We decided to add this filter as it creates the image that the artist has left their own body as their mind is distorted. Overall, I am very pleased with the effect that the filter has added to the visual effect of the video. I think that it makes it appear more interesting to watch and will hopefully keep our audience engaged throughout. 

We also adjusted the lighting and the contrast on these shots after importing them into final cut. This is because the artist faded into the background slightly. However by brightening up the shot it made her stand out and therefore was an effective choice to make. 

Next, as you can see from the above print screen we have tried to use a variety of locations within our music video. This is because it is a convention of music videos to use more than one location. We used this location because of the destruction in the background, this could be a physical representation of how the artist is feeling. Whilst editing this filming we also decided to add a filter because as you can see it looks slightly distorted. I think this was an effective choice to make, however I do think that we should be careful not to add too many filters as it could become overbearing for the audience watching.

In conclusion I think that we are making successful progress with the editing of our music video. Although we have received some feedback on our video and have realised that it is very focused on the artist and that we should perhaps try to engage other characters in the storyline.