Editing Blog for Music Video

I filmed all of my footage on my phone. I did this because I liked how easy it was and the quality of the video better than the camera. It was also a lot easier to dump my footage because my computer and phone are synced. I created a folder on my desktop named "Music Video - BTR". I then went into my photos app and moved the videos to the folder. I opened iMovie and dumped my footage. I moved my raw footage into the editing bar and watched it all together to see what to cut. Because of my filming style, my editing process was very simple. I cut up the two separate videos by verses and chorus. By the end of this, I had about 8 or 9 clips. However, there were duplicates so I had to decide which clips I would put in the final video.

I decided that the clip we filmed outside was much better than the one inside. So, I used more of the outside footage in my final video. I added no transitions in the video. I did this because when I watched the other Big Time Rush videos, they did not have any fancy transitions, just cuts. I added a fade in at the beginning to make it more dramatic. I also put the intro music during the fade to make it sound nicer. I am considering a fade out at the end so it can reflect the introduction. I really like how the transitions flow with the video. Because the video is due in 4 days, I can still touch up my video. However, I think for now it is very nice.

Adding the music to the background was also really easy. I had to go on YouTube to find the song. I then had to find an mp3 converter and paste the link into the site. The song downloaded to my computer as an mp3 and I uploaded it to my GarageBand app on my computer. I cut and changed the song so it could fit the timing and lip-syncing in my footage. I then downloaded the music again and imported it to my music video. I detached the audio from the footage and deleted it. I moved the song audio around until I got it to be perfectly in sync with the footage and then watched the video to make sure there were no mess ups. I had to trim a lot of clips for them to blend together between verses and chorus. In the end my video was about 1:14, which is right on time.

Filming Blog for Music Video: Actual Filming

Because I was on vacation for a week, we could not film our music video over the break. We had to wait until the day I got back and filmed all day yesterday. Some issues did come up with trying to get together. There was a lot of traffic, causing some of the actors to be almost 2 hours late. However, we made up for lost time by being efficient. My idea for filming was to film the same clip three times in three locations. However, this did not work because we got rid of the car scene. I wanted to have the actors coming out of the windows and singing. I decided against this because of safety concerns and not wanting to promote unsafe driving habits. So, we ended up filming in two locations: inside and outside.

I dressed the boys in a specific wardrobe as well. I wanted them to have a certain mid-2000s, grungy vibe. I made them wear jeans and v-neck t-shirts. We decided that for the two scenes, wearing shoes would be unnatural, so they wore socks. As for props, we were unable to get any. We wanted to use some pool toys, floats, and water shooters, but could not find the time to get them. We also planned on having a stage scene. This was transformed into the indoors scene where the boys are on the couch. I decided to do this because it would make the video more my own. One really good thing is that despite the setbacks, we are right on schedule.

We began inside, having the boys act natural and laidback. This gave the video an organic feeling, making it more realistic. The boys sat on the couch for the first two verses, and then began jumping around during the chorus. We had to film this a couple times to get the timing and lyrics right, but they learned very fast. We then moved outside. For this, I decided to make the boys start on opposite sides of the pool and cross over into different positions. I did not want to do choreography because I did not know to what extent they could dance. I really enjoyed filming this video because it seemed like the boys were having fun and enjoying themselves. This makes the video so much better because it does not look fabricated. Our filming process during this time was very simple and stress-free. I am very excited to edit and see how the final video turns out.