This week Ally and I wanted to crack down and do our music video which we ended up filming on Monday! We spent half the day and a lot of the night (as we needed dark lighting) filming our video and editing the previously shot interview segment. In editing we added a grainy, retro, MTV-like effect to match the vibe of the 80s which required watching a few Youtube video tutorials. We also generated AI vide imagery which would be for parts of the music video, however after filming our music video, we are unsure that we will need the AI footage, as we have filmed a lot of media ourselves. This is an undecided decision that we will make our minds up about during the editing of the music video. While filming, we used many, cool practical effects that I think will make the final product look so much more interesting. We had a disco ball prop, we used a bright light to cast shadows on the walls, and we utilised the TV as a sort of fake green screen background! We also used a smoke machine which added a grungy feel to the whole thing. I am very excited for the editing of this music video, I think we have a lot of footage to work with, and make it look epic!

In class on Wednesday we just discussed our assignments as a group and I found it interesting to see where everybody is at with their assignments. Dan ran us through some extra little post-production tips and answered some of our questions about editing on Premiere Pro. I am not super experienced using it, but I do find that the Youtube tutorials are very specific and highly helpful 99% of the time, which is great! As of now, Ally and I need to edit our music video, and then the main part of our assignment will be complete.