music video process video

1. MUSIC VIDEO
PRODUCTION
PROCESS
LOGYOUR NAME

2. PRODUCTION LOG:
GUIDANCE
• This document is for you to track the progress of your
production – filming, editing and post-production.
• This is so you can track what you did and how you did it,
explaining and amendments and changes you made and
tracking the decisions that have shaped the practical
creation of your music video.
• The more detail you include about how you made your music
video, the better. The document is broken down in to two
sections, Filming and Editing, each of these is then made of
specific elements that occur in both.
• For each slide there is a prompt detailing what you should
include, delete the prompt after you have complete the slide.
• Remember, images often show what you’ve done more
effectively than words. Use text to explain an illustration.

3. FILMING
Explain what worked and didn’t work about your filming and how you
managed this covering the following areas:
• Technical – using the cameras and any technical equipment; this could
be how you did your lip sync, used the green screen, dealt with problems
with batteries, etc
• Logistical – did your locations work? Did you have any access
problems? Did it rain?
• Personnel – how were your cast/crew? Did anyone let you down? How
did you manage this?
• Planning – did your planning help? Do you think it could have worked
better? How?
• Next steps – do you need to re-film? Film more? Have you changed your
video? How/why?
*If you make any drastic changes to your video you MUST
add this to your planning documentation and state how and
why this has happened

4. EDITING
• Record your edit progress, decisions, problems, etc. in
this section
• Include screenshots with annotations, statements, etc.
• Try to explain how you worked and justify why you chose
to work the way you did.
• Follow the structure and what to include on each slide as
this is necessary for evidence for assessment

5. EDITING –
FILE MANAGEMENT
Screenshot and annotate where you have saved your work
and how you have organised your footage so you know
where it is – this will also include your audio track for your
video and any other images, found footage, etc
I created a folder titled ‘music video’,
making sure to not only save my
music video on PremierPro there but
also save my footage as well. I found
my audio clip on YouTube and used a
converter in order to save it. I then
saved the audio clip into the same
folder. I made sure to keep everything
together so that I wouldn’t lose it.

6. EDITING –
SETTING UP PREMIERE
Screenshot and annotate how you have set up a new
Premiere Pro project – indicate what you called it, where you
saved it
You should also show how you set up your timeline,
indicating the video settings used [e.g. DSLR 1080p 25]
You first select ‘file’ and then ‘new project’ making sure to
name it as the default name is ’untitled’. After naming it you
click browse beside the location icon and select a place you
want to save it e.g. desktop and/or computer.
To import a file you select ‘File’ and then ‘import’. You then
select the clip you want to use and it will appear on the
timeline. You can edit your clips via the timeline.

7. EDITING –
IMPORTING FOOTAGE
Show how you imported your footage, your file set up in
Premiere and how you have organised your different docs
[video, audio, etc]
To import a file you select ‘File’ and then ‘import’. You
then select the clip you want to use and it will appear
on the timeline.
When organizing my footage, I made sure to copy them
all into a folder named ‘music video’ so that I’d know
where to find it easily.

8. EDITING –
WORKSPACE
Show and describe the Premiere Pro workspace – preview
window, bins, timeline, playback window, tool bar, audio
levels, etc
Shows where your video and audio is. You’re able to edit your footage
and audio here. You can also add effects and/or transitions to make it
look more interesting.

9. This can be used to find clips that have been
imported into the save file. This means that if you
change clips you can still access the ones you
have deleted and/or moved. It makes it easy to
copy and paste clips onto the timeline.
EDITING –
IMPORTING FOOTAGE

10. EDITING –
IMPORTING FOOTAGE
This can be used to show the volume of the audio. It
also shows what audio channel it is going through.

11. EDITING –
IMPORTING FOOTAGE
This used to show the audio clips and video you imported into the save file. You can also use it
to skip to certain parts of the audio and video.

12. EDITING –
IMPORTING FOOTAGE
This is the timeline. This shows the clips you’ve imported as well as the audio. You can also
edit your clips and audio here. When adding effects they will appear on the timeline along
with your clips. (indicated by the change in colour).

13. EDITING –
ASSEMBLY EDIT
Show how you put together your basic sequence in the order
you want it – previewing clips, dragging to the timeline,
trimming/cutting, etc
If you have a lip sync, pay special attention to showing how
you synchronised the footage with the audio track
After creating a new file, you selected ’import’ from the ‘File’ dropdown menu. You then choose the
video clip you want and import it. It is then placed into the timeline where you move it as well as
change the length of duration. You can do the same with audio and edit it in the same way. You can
trim clips by hovering the mouse at either end of the clip, depending on where you want to cut it.

14. EDITING –
REFINEMENT
Show and explain how you have refined and improved your
initial sequence edit
The footage was refined over time as I added more clips and/or removed clips and
replaced them. I started by adding all the clips I wanted to use on my timeline and then
decided what effects I would use afterwards.

15. EDITING –
EXPORT
Show how you exported your completed project, show which
settings you have used and explain your choice of file name
and where you have saved it
I chose to name my file after the song I used in
my music video, making sure to also include
‘MV’ so that it’s easier to find. I set the video to
‘YouTube1080p HD’ so that it is of higher
quality.