music video strategy ?

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Johny-115

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hey, i sort of realized this is way to harder than i thought ... i have every instrument/band member recorded as whole video track 2-3 times (in 2 different locations) (and also some b-roll stuff)
this is how does it look like : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3358708/15151591_FTR.png
i nested every track in separate sequence, so that i can globally resynch it or apply some filters etc
the current state is .. that i cleaned parts that are for sure bad

what iam desperate about is ... how am i supposed to cut it now ? should i decide video tracks by listening to music and guessing what fits there ? sure not ... not every video track looks everywhere great ... but checking them all visually seems also off ... thats loot of shuting of layers, guessing etc ... also should i move layers or ... i just dont know .... are there some strategies or possible guidelines that i could create and then follow them ? any ideas will help
 
I find it alot easier to lay down all the continuous tracks, then go through tapping to the beat with the marker key (* on the number pad), putting markers in time with the beat/rythym. Then I go through and split the clips at all those markers. Next, I'll go down through the tracks deleting the clips you don't like to reveal the ones below. Before I start this process I layer my takes from best/most important to worst/least important, so I know the best ones are usually near the top.

Then when I finish this process I throw down the b-roll stuff on top at the spots where it fits with the lyrics/music or at spots where I couldn't find a good shot and need to cover it up.
 
deltoidjohn said:
I find it alot easier to lay down all the continuous tracks, then go through tapping to the beat with the marker key (* on the number pad), putting markers in time with the beat/rythym. Then I go through and split the clips at all those markers. Next, I'll go down through the tracks deleting the clips you don't like to reveal the ones below. Before I start this process I layer my takes from best/most important to worst/least important, so I know the best ones are usually near the top.

Then when I finish this process I throw down the b-roll stuff on top at the spots where it fits with the lyrics/music or at spots where I couldn't find a good shot and need to cover it up.
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I use an extremely similar method, this seems to work well so far.

- derrick
 
That's how I would set it up initially and I've found it works quite well. But deltoidjohn has a good method of cutting it afterwards, I've tended to just listen through and cut when it seems appropriate (which may work for you).

A storyboard, if you have one, may help with deciding key shots during the sequence.
 
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