The document discusses various editing techniques used to create effects and a more professional outcome for a music video. These techniques include dip to black and cross dissolves for transitions, a title option to add text, a split screen to show two scenes simultaneously, overlaying clips to create bokeh effects, using reverse speed and overlaying clips to create a flashback effect, applying 30% slow motion to clips to represent intoxication, and fast forwarding clips at 150% speed to portray sneaking and running away from problems.

1. EDITING TECHNIQUES FOR OUR VIDEO
For my music video, a variety of
different techniques have been
used to create effects and a more
professional outcome.
KELSEY HASLAM

2. Some techniques used was the dip to
black and cross dissolves for particularly
the beginning and ends of our video. To
create effects such as this, the ‘video
transitions’ tool was used to place these
transitions before a clip, which would
create the effect.

3. To show the title of the
song, I used the ‘Title’
option, ‘New Title’ and
‘Default Still’ which you
can then type your own
text.
A split screen was used to explain narrative
more, showing two different scenes at one
time, also establishing the two main
protagonists.
To create the split screen effect, we placed the
two clips over the top of one another so that
they would play at the same time, making
sure that both clips were the same time length
and same scale so that it would fit the video

4. As a photography technique, we have looked a lot
into lighting, creating bokeh effects such as in this
shot. We have edited some clips throughout the video
by overlaying two clips to create these effects,
showing different locations or explaining narrative
more in professional ways.
To create this specific overlaying effect, we have
placed two clips over each other, using the ‘cross fade’
transition which would be in the video transitions
option. This led the bokeh long shot of the busy
street to fade into the close up shot of one of the
central protagonist’s face.

5. For shots like this, the reverse speed option
was used, which would reverse backwards.
This particular shot was created by using
the reverse speed option, but also overlaid
with the original clip, at original speed. This
was created to create an effect which would
fit with the song, but also to explain the
narrative in terms of how the main
protagonist is having a flashback and is
contemplating and thinking in the bath tub.
These shots were placed together, using the reverse
speed tool to repeat the first clip after the second, to
create a flashback effect in terms of the narrative.

6. The slow motion effect was used in line with the song and music. Slow
motion was particularly used towards the end of the music video to
show the inside of the club. This would explain the narrative to
express how she is thinking back to this night, but also the point of
view camera shot, and slow motion would explain the consumption of
alcohol which had occurred this night, the slow motion to represent
the slow reactions and brain activity when under the influence of
alcohol.
When editing the slow motion of these clips, we had chosen to leave
them at 30% as this was the best speed duration which would fit in
with the music but also explain the narrative, without being too slow.
To use this tool, we right hand clicked on the video and edited the

7. As well as adjusting the speed duration to create a slow motion
effect with certain clips, I have also used the speed duration to
create fast paced clips. The clip at the end, with the main
protagonist’s legs being shown sneaking in and running up the
stairs was fast forwarded to portray the narrative.
The fast speed was created in the same way as slow motion,
however we have changed the speed duration to 150%. The fast
paced edit was created to fit in with the music and the rest of
the clips, but also to express how the character is sneaking in.
The way that it is fast shows how she is trying to get upstairs
quick to try and not be seen, possibly by her parents. It also
references to how she may be ‘running away from her problems,’
in terms of narrative. How she is eager to run upstairs and run
the bath, creating the idea of drowning her sorrows and the idea
of regret of the night before and the pressure she has from her
peers.