Editing - colour correction

We learnt how to colour correct our clips as shooting from different angles with different cameras once put togeyher we realised there was a slight change in lighting making the video not match up so we colour corrected some clips. A few were too dark so we had to increase the whites and add back some saturation which was lost. Other clip was more green than the one before which had a pinkish tint so we moved around the colours in the palettes in opposite direction from cool colours to warm colours.

Filming 4th shoot - Location (Drake)

Today was our last planned date for shooting the music video. Due to rain at our last attempt at shooting at our chosen location, we'll be making a start on shooting at this location. Currently we are very short for time as our deadline is fast approaching. 

Our location at which we shot at was Limehouse with Canary Wharf as our backdrop for the music video. We shot various types of camera shots at different angles. For instance we decided to have a panning shot of the sea bank making the focus of that particular frame the buildings that made up the skyscraper. 

One of the issues we faced today at our video shoot was when we attempted to shoot a dolly shot the surface of the ground was not smooth enough for it to work out well for the music video. When we looked back at our attempts we noticed that the video shot looked extremely shaky. As a result of not having a camera shoulder holder we decided that we scrap the dolly shot and replace it with another shot. However we captured some high quality shots using the 50 mm lense which enabled us also to get the lighting bright enough as we could set the aperture to 1.8 which also created a shallow depth of field on our actor making the backdrop have a bokeh effect.

After all today was a productive day for our group as we were able to wrap up our filming. Now all that is left for us to do is to incorporate our location shots into our music video followed with transitions as well as special effects to make our music video effective.

Here are some pictures and videos of how today went for us.

Filming 3rd shoot - Studio (Extras + Drake)

In the studio we filmed 5 girls acting natural in individual shots which will be cut together for one of Drake's verses.

We then filmed Drake rapping verse 1 and 2 with a white background this time in order to give a variety in the music video. We also took some still shots and close ups for any gaps we need to fill in the video.

There were no problems and all ran smoothly.

Editing..what we got so far!

Editing is going well, we have just about half of the video edited together. After the other half is done we need to put in transitions and text for the beginning of the video.

Filming 2nd shoot - Hotel (Jhene)

Day Two Video Shoot

After two months of searching for the right actress for the role of Jhene Aiko, we decided to use me (Klaudia). We decided this because we know that ultimately I would be dependable as I am a member of the group and I have more of a chance of being free when my group is so we can shoot.

For this video shoot we booked a hotel to be the location of that specific video shoot. We decided to shoot in a hotel simply because we wanted to have a feel of class and elegance to be associated with Jhene's role. 

We shot the music video at a variety of angles and sections of the hotel room. This was done in order to be presented as though she came back from an event which sparked her thoughts about a past relationship she was involved in, which is evident through the lyrics of the song. The overall outline of this shoot was that she was getting ready to go to bed but one thing was blocking her mind which was her relationship with Drake.

In comparison to the other video shoot we did, today was a pretty straight forward video shoot as we were able to get all our footage for the hooks done. With regards to the lyrics it was not as hard as the verses, which was a good thing due to the fact that when we looked back at what we recorded the lip syncing with the lyrics was on point. 

Here are some pictures and videos of our music video shoot.

Editing The 1st Shoot