Elton John Lip Syncing Evaluation
How We Filmed The Exercise:
What Kind Of Takes We Used
I think my editing of this exercise came out very well, not only because of the editing itself but mainly also because of the wide variety of shot types of which we used as well as how we filmed these shot types. We filmed every shot we did in whole takes with the exception of the scene of me knocking on the door on the line "O honey when you know on my door, I give you my key" we did this not as a whole take but instead as a selective recording because we only did this take for the main purpose of using it for this one line. there was also one selective recording of our workmates Alanta and Carl doing the echo of the line "Nobody knows". The fact that we recorded everything in whole takes made the recordings generally a lot better because everything was smooth and in time with every other video because their are no cuts in any of the clips that i did not put in during the editing process.
What Different Shot Types We Used:
We used a variety of different shots in our version of this lip syncing exercise such as a front on mid shot of the two of us (me and Alex) this was used as our main shot to refer back to multiple times in the video, a shot from Alex's side of the set, as well as a high angle from on top of the table from my side of the set. Aside from this we also had an addition of a tracking shot rolling through the entirety of the takes, this allowed for some very intricate shots to be created with the slow movements of the tracking shots going past the two of us at all times. We also had one additional selective shot of me knocking on the door of the room on the line "O honey when you knock on my door" this is because we wanted this particular line to have a comical effect to it. there was also one more addition selective recording of a pivot tracking shot of Alanta and Carl doing the echo of the line "nobody knows" this was added in because we not only wanted to include them in the recording somewhere but we also wanted someone else, i.e background singers to do this part so we thought they were suitable. We used these particular shot types to show a wide variety of shots throughout our recording in order to not only make the editing smoother with more variety of what clips to cut to next but also to make the recording look better in general with the music.
How We Edited The Sequence:
I edited the sequence in adobe premiere and i used many different methods of editing in order to make the clip look as good as it possibly could. I began the editing with a slight fade in to the song whilst the into is playing through with a quick cut to 3 of our different shots just to showcase what shots we have done and what shots we will be using more of later on in the video.
I edited the clips in such a way so that we shot changed roughly every 10 seconds with the exception of a few clips if i had to cut them short or if i wanted them to stretch for longer. This is so the clips never get boring with constant changes to not only make the editing more complicated but to also preview the wide amount of shots we used and so that i could use trial and error to see what shots looked best with what scenes. This is also the resin why some clips are overlapping each other, incase i didn't like how the top one looked and wanted it to fade in to the next one.
What Kind Of Takes We Used
I think my editing of this exercise came out very well, not only because of the editing itself but mainly also because of the wide variety of shot types of which we used as well as how we filmed these shot types. We filmed every shot we did in whole takes with the exception of the scene of me knocking on the door on the line "O honey when you know on my door, I give you my key" we did this not as a whole take but instead as a selective recording because we only did this take for the main purpose of using it for this one line. there was also one selective recording of our workmates Alanta and Carl doing the echo of the line "Nobody knows". The fact that we recorded everything in whole takes made the recordings generally a lot better because everything was smooth and in time with every other video because their are no cuts in any of the clips that i did not put in during the editing process.
What Different Shot Types We Used:
We used a variety of different shots in our version of this lip syncing exercise such as a front on mid shot of the two of us (me and Alex) this was used as our main shot to refer back to multiple times in the video, a shot from Alex's side of the set, as well as a high angle from on top of the table from my side of the set. Aside from this we also had an addition of a tracking shot rolling through the entirety of the takes, this allowed for some very intricate shots to be created with the slow movements of the tracking shots going past the two of us at all times. We also had one additional selective shot of me knocking on the door of the room on the line "O honey when you knock on my door" this is because we wanted this particular line to have a comical effect to it. there was also one more addition selective recording of a pivot tracking shot of Alanta and Carl doing the echo of the line "nobody knows" this was added in because we not only wanted to include them in the recording somewhere but we also wanted someone else, i.e background singers to do this part so we thought they were suitable. We used these particular shot types to show a wide variety of shots throughout our recording in order to not only make the editing smoother with more variety of what clips to cut to next but also to make the recording look better in general with the music.
How We Edited The Sequence:
I edited the sequence in adobe premiere and i used many different methods of editing in order to make the clip look as good as it possibly could. I began the editing with a slight fade in to the song whilst the into is playing through with a quick cut to 3 of our different shots just to showcase what shots we have done and what shots we will be using more of later on in the video.I edited the clips in such a way so that we shot changed roughly every 10 seconds with the exception of a few clips if i had to cut them short or if i wanted them to stretch for longer. This is so the clips never get boring with constant changes to not only make the editing more complicated but to also preview the wide amount of shots we used and so that i could use trial and error to see what shots looked best with what scenes. This is also the resin why some clips are overlapping each other, incase i didn't like how the top one looked and wanted it to fade in to the next one.
I also made sure to sync up certain parts of the video with different lyric lines if they look better with specific lip movements or shot types. I also made sure that every single clip synced up with the start of a different lyric line every time, so that it didn't change clips mid sentence and therefore look really choppy.
I also put an added title on to the end of the sequence with my name on it and the project name just for reference purposes.
The Mistakes I Have Made:
I made a few mistakes mainly in the actual filming process of the video, this is because not only were we holding the paper with lyrics on them the entire way through most of the clips which made it look unprofessional but there were also times where both me and Alex's made and error in our lines. Because of this we couldn't use certain parts of some clips and we had to do more than one whole take of the same shot type just so we could correct the missing lines or out of sync lines. This was also a reoccurring issue of me singing the lyrics slightly out of time making the recording look slightly scruffy and poorly recorded. To fix this I had to manoeuvre certain clips to hide the out of sync lines underneath different cuts.
What I Have Learned From Doing This Sequence That I Can Use In My Final Project:
This project has taught me some very useful skills that I intend to use not only for the final project but also in filming and editing in general. I would have never thought to film everything in whole takes before as it is a very time consuming ways of doing things and therefore I would not have preferred this method before, however I now see that this is the best method for recording a music video at some points and during some shots that i intend to edit back to numerous times in the clip.
There are also some shot types such as the tracking shot that was running the entire way through the recording that were my personal favourite shots because of how smooth it moved and it gave off a very good cinematic effect. This is one shot that I definitely plan to use for my final project. I also intend to use specific shots that reflect what the lyrics are saying a lot more like I did in this project.
Lastly i have never locked a video in place before whilst trying to edit a video and i have discovered today that this is actually a very useful method of allowing your clip to stay in the same place incase an accident happened, this also means that i do not have to kip syncing the lip movements up with the music because it will always stay in time.
What I Have Learned From Doing This Sequence That I Can Use In My Final Project:
This project has taught me some very useful skills that I intend to use not only for the final project but also in filming and editing in general. I would have never thought to film everything in whole takes before as it is a very time consuming ways of doing things and therefore I would not have preferred this method before, however I now see that this is the best method for recording a music video at some points and during some shots that i intend to edit back to numerous times in the clip.
There are also some shot types such as the tracking shot that was running the entire way through the recording that were my personal favourite shots because of how smooth it moved and it gave off a very good cinematic effect. This is one shot that I definitely plan to use for my final project. I also intend to use specific shots that reflect what the lyrics are saying a lot more like I did in this project.
Lastly i have never locked a video in place before whilst trying to edit a video and i have discovered today that this is actually a very useful method of allowing your clip to stay in the same place incase an accident happened, this also means that i do not have to kip syncing the lip movements up with the music because it will always stay in time.
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