Creative Task One- Lip Sync

1st Cut- We decided to chose and well known song of a steady pace as it was our first attempt. The song 'Mr Brightside' was known by the majority of the group which made the task even simpler as it gave us more confidence in our ability to lip sync.

ISSUES-

After uploading the clip we noticed a variety of problems. While editing iMovie was lagging which may have helped these mistakes as the uploading files slowed down the software, something to take into consideration next time we edit. The first issue was the clips themselves. We found that we filmed from stationary positions which greatly affected the pace and added an awkward inconsistency. To stop this we need to start movements a few seconds earlier, which we did our best in iMovie but the issue is still notable. The most blatant issue was the timing of the visuals and music. They were out of sync. This completely ruined the clip and it was essential to change otherwise the production was going to be of a very low quality

Improved 2nd Cut-

Learning Comment-

This was our first attempt at ever lip syncing and we soon understood the difficulties of performing and editing the footage. We struggled initially to think of an idea and appropriate song but now see that planning a music video using a storyboard is needed for a good quality video. However, after taking editing we are happy with our first try I have targets to achieve next time we film and for our final product. The clip was filmed over a couple of days and missing certain people, which greatly restricted what we could do and may have affected the quality. For example, I will pick students that have more of an ability to lip sync and the confidence in front of a camera. I will also aim to take as much footage as possible as we noticed that some of our planned clips affected the lip syncing and maybe should try to work out the length of shots and passage of music we want to cover. As a group, we lacked the ability to perform well in front of a camera, hopefully this task will improve this. Lastly, next time will film we will try to edit on the beat of the music as it gives a more professional look and a real music video sound/look.