Editing processes

1. • I used the effect/transition of film dissolve as my main transition
other than using jump cuts. This created flowing transition between
each of the shots and made the rhythm of the music video much
smoother and fit with the slower and calmer sound of the song.

2. • This is an example of how I
changed and adjusted the
opacity of each of the shots
so that they will fade in and
out of on another, focusing
on each segment at any given
time in this specific part of
the song. It also suggests how
each of characters are linked
together. Also I zoomed in,
increasing the size of some of
the footage so that some
shots are bigger than other;
making them the main focus
of the viewing audience.

3. • I also had a second video
shoot 3 weeks after I
conducted my first. This I
decided would make the
music video much more
interesting due to how I
would use much higher
intensity and also lower
intensity lighting to focus
on Marko and also his
silhouette. I cut these
shots again using jump
cuts to increase the tempo
of the video in general and
make it much more
interesting to watch.

4. • Throughout I also changed
the opacity of some of the
footage to 50% so that it
could overlap onto other
footage playing the same
time. This I used frequently to
suggest flashbacks that my
actors were thinking and also
increase the mysterious tone
of the music video. I also
attempted to edit each of the
shots in this particular
segment so that they would
change between each actor
on the beat of the song, using
the cutting tool.

5. On premiere I was able to
slow down and also reverse
some of my footage.
Anything I wanted to slow
down was changed from
100% speed to 50%. This
allowed the shots to be much
more dramatic and also slow;
focusing on the movements
of the actors and also the
features on their face, like
Rhianne applying lipstick
onto her lips.