Final Cut

This is the final cut of my music video. In response to the two main pieces of feedback I received, I have significantly slowed clips of the teenagers. However, through experimenting with speed at various points, I did not feel this was completely appropriate for most of the song. Instead, I only slowed clips at the very start of the video, before the rest of the band join at the first pre-chorus ("Just looking for a little light.") I also planned to slow the clips of the teenagers in the final verse, when the song returns to only the vocals guitar and bass drum being played. However, although in theory this should work, the unveiling of the stolen can and one being pushed over did not look at all as effective as it did originally, so I have kept this at the original speed. Although I do think the slow clips work, the effect I used on iMovie has made the clip jumpy, which is annoying to say the least. However I do not know a way to remedy this, and still keep the speed, which i think is perfect. Asking for feedback on what worked with my new cut, one topic that arose frequently was these new slow motion clips were much more suited at these points.

Another piece of feedback was that there is too much of the band too early in the video. I agreed with this, so I set about replacing clips of instruments with walking. However, I did not have enough clips of the group walking that was in keeping with the linear narrative. With very little opportunities to refilm, I worked with the little I had, inserting minimal extra clips of the teenagers. Some of these I eventually replaced with the original band shots, as they were noticeably recycled shots from other scenes, leaving only two replacement shots. I do believe this has still managed to balance the two focuses much better than I had before; equally introducing the veiled identity of the band, as well as the protagonists of the narrative.