2. IMovie.I movie helped me to be able to edit my music
video to the best standard that I could. This
software allowed me to edit my video easily and
make the lip-syncing and musical instruments in
time. It also allowed me to edit the video clips and
make them look a bit darker and edgy which
created links with my ancillary, this was turning
the contrast right down. (Shown in the picture in
the bottom right corner).
During my research and planning stage I also
used IMovie to establish conventional camera
angles and shots that would be in a rock music
video. This was a freeze frame analysis of When
We Were Wolves music video. By using IMovie it
allowed me to add freeze frames of conventional
shots and add text to show the reasons I had
added a freeze frame and to make sure that I
could use some of the same shots in my final
product. IMovie allowed me to put it onto
YouTube where I can find it easily.
Reflecting on this, I found that without the access
to IMovie from my MacBook I wouldn’t of been
able to edit my video to the standard that I wanted
and if I was to do this again I would definitely use
IMovie because of the tools it has to make it
easier.
This is a short video of how I used IMovie to create my music video.
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3. PowerPoint.
PowerPoint was only used to help my edit my ancillary. By using this as an editing software it allowed me too edit my CD properly.
This tool helped me get my photo
into black and white, to make it look
more edgy and rock. But it also let
me change the contrasts and light to
make it just how I wanted it.
The line tool helped me to make
sure all of my fonts were lined up
with each other and not out of place.
Also the use of the shape tool
helped me to get the solid black
colour for the spine of the CD. It
allowed me to get it in line and
correct size.
Because the image was too
big, by having the crop tool on
PowerPoint it helped me to
have the image fully sized and
crop it to the lines I had
created (size of the CD).
Overall, PowerPoint helped me to
create a well edited CD, and
without the tools is provided this
would not of been possible.
4. Instagram.
Instagram again was mainly to help edit my ancillary; by using this (before adding the image to PowerPoint) it helped me to
make the image look more edgy than the camera allowed it too. This wasn’t the colour of the image it was just the touch ups
like saturation, contrast, light and sharpness.
On the video I start by adding the image (emailed to my phone from camera images on laptop) I went onto the app and went
onto the third editing section, I start by turning up the brightness of the image to lighten up the middle, I then went on to the
contrast section and turn it down a lot to make sure it looks unique and the bright and dark have a clear difference. Thirdly I go
onto the saturation and I turn it down so its dull ready for me to add the black and white on PowerPoint. Finally I turn the
sharpness all the way up and then save it and upload it to my laptop.
Reflecting on this Instagram allowed
me to edit my photographs the way
that Photoshop doesn’t do. Also
using this app made it easier for me
to edit my photos at home because I
didn’t have access to anything else.
5. Cameras – Canon, Sony and IPhone.
For my ancillary photos I used a Canon EOS 50D, this helped me to get a high quality image for my CD and
Advert. I also used my IPhone 6 Plus camera for another image (when playing around for the right image) on
my adverts, this still had a good quality but it was not as professional as the Canon camera.
For the filming process of my coursework, I chose to use a high quality smaller camera, this was because it was
a lot easier to control on a tripod (Also the tripod helped to keep a steady hand and keep my shots very still
and not shaky in the narrative section). This still allowed me to get high resolution video footage, which made
my video look a lot more professional as it had a clearer image.
Without using these types of camera equipment I wouldn’t of been able to get such a good quality of
image/video and reflecting on this I wouldn’t of used any other equipment because it helped me get the
quality of photo and video that I wanted to achieve in my planning.
6. YouTube
YouTube played a huge part in my both my research and planning and my main music video. YouTube was a effective
platform to start my research on because it allowed me to search up lots of different music videos and look at all of the
conventions that rock music videos has. YouTube also has a feature that let me keep all of the videos I had researched into
a playlist so I wouldn’t loose the conventional ones that I had found.
YouTube also helped me with uploading my drafts and final music videos
easily, so that I could embed them onto my blog and my target audience
could access it easier and quicker. Without having YouTube as a
platform has allowed me to keep all of my drafts together so I can review
my progress and also keep them all in the same place (easier to find).
And without YouTube as an uploading platform my videos would not of
uploaded to a good standard.
Playlist button.
Add videos button.
Play videos button.
