Let's EDIT!

After filming our music video thanksgiving break we finally were able to edit. On the first B day we had back, Kaliyah got the computers from the cart to start dumping the raw footage. We used Kaliyah's  USB to create a folder to dump the footage. The organization made it easier for us to locate where our raw footage is. I dragged all of the raw footage into the Music Video folder on the USB. It took me almost the whole class period to dump all of the footage. The computer would glitch from time to time which made the process slower. While dumping, I didn't realize the amount of footage we recorded. I knew it was going to take us awhile to import the footage into pinnacle studios as well. About five minutes before the bell, I finished dumping all the footage.

Next class, we imported the footage into pinnacle studios. Surprisingly, it didn't take long to put the footage into pinnacle studios. After all of the raw footage was imported, we finally started editing! The first thing that we did was drag the footage into the order that we want them to be in. Let' s just say, these computers are not the best.  While we were organizing the footage, the computer started to move slow. The school computers are the worst! However, we had to work with what we got. As we were looking over our footage, we realized how much fun we had while creating the music video. It is by far one of our favorite assignments we had to do for this class.

When we finished organizing the footage into the correct order, we realized that the video was over 2 minutes. So, we started to cut unnecessary parts so that the music video can be under 2 minutes long. Again, the computers were not on our side and started lagging. Also, the computer's battery was running low. We had to quickly charge the computer before we lost all the work we did in pinnacle studios. Due to the inconveniences, we were only able to edit the beginning of the music video. Before the class period was over we watched the beginning and lets just say we were really proud of the outcome. It brings the chill vibe that we wanted for the video. However, we only have until Monday to complete the entire video! This means that we have to work on the video during our study hall and lunch.

Filming Day!!! For real this time!

After completing a storyboard for the music video, we planned what days we can film. After debating on which day to film, we finally were able to set a date. We decided to film our music video during thanksgiving break. Kaliyah checked out a camera and tripod. We didn’t check out a SD card because we bought one personally. During Thanksgiving Break, we met up on saturday to film. We met up at galleria mall at 2:30p.m. I was the first person to arrive at the mall, so I waited for my other group members to come. One of the members in my group were running late and it delayed us. Therefore, we started to film without them. We used my phone to play the song throughout the filming process. 

When we started to film, we experienced technical difficulties. We realized that the camera would not turn on. When Kaliyah charged the camera, it turned on for about ten minutes and then shut off. We tried to charge it some more to see if it will turn on. Unfortunately, the camera did not turn on. This led us to using our phones to film the music video. The phone that we used was an IPhone XS Max. The camera quality was brilliant! Also, it was much easier for us to record because we were familiar with the IPhone.

In my opinion, I enjoyed filming the music video. I thought it was cool that we were filming outside of school which gave us way more freedom. Also, in the video we were shopping which is one of my favorite things to do. As a whole, we all brought creative ideas to the table and had fun creating the video. Luckily, we were able to record at the mall quickly because we planned ahead. Once we finished filming at the mall, we headed to the beach to finish. The weather at the beach was great and we found a spot that had great lighting. Again, we were able to film the last few shots quickly because we followed the plan. We all took turns filming at the beach. I recorded the establishing shot. All in all, the filming process was great and we worked great together !