CH - Editing continued

Left is a shot I directed and Josh filmed. This was part of a plan to recreate the illusion of a photomontage effect; a 360 degree pan of a 'still image'.
I directed everyone to stand in a row, as if we were all walking (as our characters), talking to one another; we then froze where we stood, and Josh panned around us, with a range of shots from L/MS to CU.

This not only helped anchor our characters, but also gave us an artistic shot to fill any space left during editing. Upon editing, I cut this shot. Taking 0.5 second gaps, I cut the footage into chunks, then removed every second section, creating a jump cut in the footage similar to that of stop motion. This fit well to the music, a fast-paced cutting rate that still retained the necessary movement of a music video yet without losing the quality of image given from a still shot.

The shot right is another piece of footage that I filmed and edited. Taken on location in Hastings, the shot followed a casino slot machine as it rolled through the iconic slot images; I took this shot to anchor the indexical signs of that particular sequence, which involve gambling, money, teenage rebellion, fun, and comradery. The social myths surrounding these include the cult of youth and anti-capitalist rebellion (through the use of gambling and other non-work related money gain).

Even though I edited this shot to only last a fraction of a second, it lends the video all these indexical signs as well as building on the aesthetic theme and atmosphere.

Right is another shot that I edited into the sequence from 1:30 seconds to 2:30 seconds (approximately), which include the 'bad boy' sequence, the interlude and the final choruses.

It was vital that this sequence be visually stunning, as it closed the music video and thus had to leave a stirirng image in the mind of the audience. To best achieve this we used a majority of our Hastings footage, as this was the best aesthetically. We also had to remember the fast-paced cutting rate and to include a wealth of movement and different camera angles, as towards the end of the video is a crucial period so as not to begin to become boring and lose the attention of the viewer. I cut the footage into a rough edit for this entire period, and now all three of us are helping to sharpen the editing.