Editing For Second Draft

Seeing as I will not be able to film any more footage for the second draft of my video; I have started to get much more into the editing side of things to improve the quality of my current footage and achieve the psychedelic feel that I planned. Through experimentation on Premier Pro I discovered a number of techniques that I have started to learn to use to create the desired effects and make my video seem more professional

One important effect I used was the "dip to black" video transition. This is important in the opening seconds of my video to fit in with the on the beat transitions between shots. It is also needed later in my video for the parts filmed in the wooded area.  I used this transition by dragging it across from the effects library and onto the end and beginning of the two clips I want to edit together. I then fine tuned the positioning and the length of the transition until I achieved
the desired affect.














An effect I have used to create the psychedelic feel of the video was the solarise effect from the stylize section of the effects panel. This effect was very effect in some shots, especially when applied gradually. I did this by making a duplicate of the clip I wanted top use and putting this is a separate channel to my original clip. I then dragged the solarise effect from the effects panel and applied it to the duplicate clip. I then used automation on the opacity control for the effected clip so it gradually increases creating the illusion of the solarise effect gradually gradually taking over the dry clip. On this particular shot I also used the replicate tool to create the panel effect that is reminiscent of psychedelic 60's pop art like that of Andy Warhol; particularly his famous picture of The Beatles.

I used the same technique when using the Colour Emboss effect to create a grainy cartoon effect on another sequence. However this time I used the automation on the opacity control to create a line linking over three separate clips which required me to set the levels of opacity very accuratelyto create a straight rising line.

Finally to create my shot that i marked in my story board as just as "Psychedelic Effects", I took a short sequence of film that didn't include my actors and applied numerous effects to it using the opacity automation method I previously described. On my wet clip I applied solarise and threshold effects to create a psychedelic and almost cartoon type effect which then melts into the next shot with a twirl effect transition that I found in the preset library. However to make this effective I also had to apply a dip to black transition on my dry clip so that it seemed to "disappear" properly. I have found this mix of effects very useful for filling in the gaps where in my footage and really achieve the psychedelic feel I was hoping for.

 


 These are just some examples of the many effects I have used and I felt it was important to show them as they are a vital part of the editing process and the video in general.