Lessons Learnt

Prelim Task 1

• Editing techniques learnt and practiced, such as cutting to the beat and matching lip syncs to the music.
• Performance techniques learnt and practiced, such as performing lip syncs and maintaining eye contact with the camera.
• Also, highly important to thoroughly learn the lyrics to the song

Prelim Task 2

• Sessions planned most days after school with professional dancers, Natasha and Mikey and performance director, Jasmine.
• Looked to improve general performance skills alongside dance skills and routines.
• 1-on-1 sessions with Natasha to learn finger tutting routines, I had never finger tutted or danced before.

Prelim Task 3

• Music video was made to look more professional through good costume and hair and make-up.
• Highly important to properly characterise and dress each character in the video.
• Consequently I spent far more time thinking about both, than I had done for previous productions of mine.

Prelim Task 5

• I learnt a lot about matching a performed lip sync to the music, using waveforms and visual ques.
• Further developed my ability to grade footage, in a way that enhances the footage, but doesn't disturb skin tones.
• Learnt multiple keyboard shortcuts, to improve the speed at which I edit.