editing a music video , i need tips :)

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djgvinny

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for the last couple of weekends i been shooting a music video in different locations and each location few different grabs of different angles , so i end up with a lot of footage , now that im in front of editing im confused what to start with ,and what to do , can you tell me what would you do if you were in the same situation , any help or tips will be appreciated
thanks
 
It really depends on what kind of video you're making. Usually I start with sound synching my main shots(whole song takes) and I put them on videotracks lined up on atop the other. I go through those clips and razor chop where the footage is unusable. Get rid of the stuff u know is garbage first so ur pallete of material is concise and easy to choose from. And you know what needs to be covered. Thats a start... of course I dont know if this vid is story/dramatization based or performance based.
 
thanks XQZT fo the answer , theres no story or drama based to it , just 4 guys raping in diferent locations some stedicam , some crane some low angles .... after i done everything my self 1 MAN CEW i was using the HVX AND M2 in 4 days shoot , now tired and my brain just froze in the front of the editing :( , so im looking for the easy way
thanks again for yourr help
 
To OP, I think you have learnt the lesson of pre production, as in, you must do it.

Simply saying well shoot ar x y z location is not near enough. The purpose of pre pro is to make every decision before you shoot anything. Sure you can always do something impromptu or unplanned, but when you have a plan you will know in your mind where something impromptu will fit in the sequence.

The edit should be a matter of stitching all those pre pro decisions together. Again you can do something inpromptu in your edit, but because you have a solid grounding those impromptu decisions will be grounded on something solid.

TO say all that in fewer words: Everything must be planned, but always be open to a different shot or approach on a shoot or in edit.
 
I essentially did the same thing, gathered a lot of footage without a real plan in mind. What helped me get a vision, was to play the music and take notes of what I felt would work. I laid the track down and could see my timeline. From there, I started inserting scenes I felt would work. Eventually, it came together and I was happy with it in the end. Good luck!
 
Same here

Same here

I just shot my first music video, (also did it alone) I am now about to begin editing rough cutting and all that fun stuff. I was stuck with no clue were to start. I wanted to use a story board and get all this planning done, but due to scheduling conflicts between me and my subject (my buddy) we decided to just make a list of interesting locations we would like to shoot, and just winged it.
So heres what I learned:

1. Storyboarding is a good idea (there were some awkward moments when we just didnt know what to do next and wasted some valuble shooting time early morning)
2. Filters are must if your shooting during the day
3. Working alone sucks, I will definatley get someone to help next time.
4. Getting up super early really helped.
5. Always helps to buy something from the vendor if you intend to include them in the video they like that.

Editing:

I have had some expierence with ADOBE premiere pro, so I wasnt totally lost
but I dusted off some of my premiere pro books and went through them just to refresh my memory on how to use some of the tools. Also upload some lynda.com premiere pro vids on to my HTC evo to watch while on the train or at work to get some ideas.

So far this is what I have done:

1. analyzed all the raw footage and color coded them in premiere pro, I.e blue for footage I inted to use and pink for broll.
2. Named each file with a detailed description so that its easier to sort through.
3. Premiere has a storyboard tool that helps moving pieces of footage around just to get an idea of how me and my buddy want this video to unfold. Not sure if FC pro has that I imagine it does.

:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)Thats what has happened so far and I look forward Friday (took a vacation day) to playing around with this puzzle. Good luck with your project.
 
Going in with a complete idea is great of course, but doing a non-narrative video of some guys performing there song doesn't always benefit from this. The point here is that what I do is film a ton of shots of the entire track, line them all up, pull out those little moments that are totally awesome, and line them up on a few tracks (cause some will obviously overlap). At that point you're pretty well started, and if you didn't go in with a storyboard you've got something to work with.
 
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