Second Rough Cut

My second rough cut clearly shows the progress of my editing.
I have included some of the finer details from my plan, which has brought the clips together well and filled some of the empty space that was seen in my last rough cut. I still feel that some of the edits are too choppy, this is because there is still a small section of the narrative I have yet to include; the burning photograph. This section will also enhance the meaning of the video by improving the perception of time.

Reverse Test Footage

I decided to test my reverse footage. This helped me to establish the speed I would need to set as well as exactly where in the video it could be incorporated.

Experimental Editing

I experimented with different editing techniques such as different video filters, opacity and composite modes. The video filters were very helpful at brightening some of the darker clips and correcting the colour from the lighting in the factory. However, I feel that the other techniques I tried don’t really fit with my video and they aren’t beneficial to the video’s meaning or aesthetics.

Peer Focus Group Feedback

I am very pleased with the feedback I received.

My mise-en-scene was considered very good. The locations I used were very conventional and the costumes were stereotypical of the genre. There were a couple of gaps in the rough cut, which were mentioned, but I have already started the process of filling them in for the final video.

The actors’ performance was generally well received, with the editing being in sync. However, there were some comments about the drummer not matching at all with the music. This is a problem that I tried to work around by cutting him out of the shot as much as possible. Someone also noticed that the singer wasn't actually holding a microphone and it was in-fact a wire.

Comments about the editing and camera work were good. The editing links all the clips seamlessly although there are some choppy cuts around the gaps. I am already working in amending this. The camera movement during the performance section was very conventional and the steady shots during the narrative show good camera control.

The narrative was very easy to understand with the dark themes linking well to the genre