Task 10: 30 Cut Chorus

Justin Bieber 30 cut chorus:

What Went Well?

• Range of shots - There are many examples of different types of camera shots and angles, for example there are close ups, long shots and pans. These camera angles reflect my group's confidence with exploring new camera angles, whilst making our sequence more professional and varied. 
• Editing Techniques - While editing our footages, we had to make sure the cuts lined up with the beat of the music. In order to do this successfully, we created markings on each beat and cut our footage so it was able to fit with the beat. My group also tried to incorporate a few jump cuts into our sequence to further show our editing skills. As well as jump cuts, my group managed to successfully create match on action shots. Over all, this makes our sequence flow smoothly. 
• Continuity - While filming this sequence, one of our worries was lack of continuity as there were several shots where I would change my hand positioning and my bag kept falling off my shoulders. However, we managed to fix this during editing by selecting sets of footage that linked up, and had minimal continuity errors. 
• Team Work - During this task we all decided to have a certain task or part to play. For example,  we would rotate who would direct, who would film and who would edit the footage. Over all this shows that a joint effort from a team is extremely useful when creating small projects. 

What Didn't Go Well?

• Jump cuts - Despite the fact that we attempted to add some high class editing techniques into our sequence, the jump cuts look slightly rough and looks like huge gaps are missing from the footage. This makes the sequence less professional and stops the sequence from flowing smoothly. 
• Filming - During filming, we ran out of time to fully film our sequence in the time given. This was slightly irritating as it meant we had to wear the same outfit and make up/hair again the next day. We also had to wait until the weather was similar to the weather on the first day of filming as we wanted to keep continuity errors and a minimum. 
• Differentiation of shots: 

What Have I Learnt?

From this task I have learnt that during sequences of shot cuts, continuity is very important to the process. This is because the audience can pick out small details that have changed during the sequence. This then gives a negative impression as it makes it seem that the project was done lazily and the project was not properly directed or cared for. If I were to incorporate these techniques into my music video, I now know that extra care has to be done in editing to ensure that everything flows smoothly.