5. We know how to film and edit don’t we?
You have learned how to film and edit but…you
learned this skill for making films. Music videos are
very different.
7. ExtensionTask
To get the higher grades take your editing research
further by looking at successful music videos.
8. Editing
The following Videos won or were nominated for best editing in the 2012
MTV VMAs
Beyoncé — "Countdown” (Editors: Alexander Hammer and Jeremiah Shuff)
ASAP Rocky — "Goldie" (Editor: Samantha Lecca)
Gotye (featuring Kimbra) — "Somebody That I Used to Know" (Editor:
Natasha Pincus)
Jay-Z and Kanye West — "Paris" (Editors: Alexander Hammer, Peter Johnson
and Derek Lee)
Kanye West (featuring Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz) — "Mercy" (Editor:
Eric Greenburg)
9. Task – Pick out EditingTechniques
Choose one or two of the videos from the previous
slide.
List all of the editing techniques that you see (add
some screen shots)
Tell me why you think that the music video was
nominated or won the award. (Beyonce Won)
10. Special Effects
Special effects have increasingly found their place in music
videos. This music video won best SFX at the VMAs in 2012 –
Skrillex
Want to see how they create this magic on another video? Click
here
11. Cinematography
The following Videos won or were nominated for best
cinematography in the 2012 MTV VMAs
M.I.A. — "Bad Girls" (Director of Photography: André Chemetoff)
Adele — "Someone Like You" (Director of Photography: David
Johnson)
Coldplay (featuring Rihanna) — "Princess of China" (Director of
Photography: Stéphane Vallée)
Lana Del Rey — "Born to Die" (Director of Photography: André
Chemetoff)
Drake (featuring Rihanna) — "Take Care" (Director of Photography:
Kasper Tuxen)
12. Task – Pick out CinematographyTechniques
Choose one or two of the videos from the previous
slide.
Write down all of the camera shots, angles,
movements that you see (add some screen shots)
At the bottom tell me why you think that the music
video was nominated or won the award.