Planning:Editing

                                                       
                                                               Planning editing

 

Editing is important in music videos because it can help set the mood of what is going on in the music video. When the sounds are manic and upbeat, the editing should reflect this. Through edits and transitions, we can make our video look better which is why it is important to plan it. Goodwin discusses that the editing to match the pace of the song so it is conventional to do this.

The editing I plan to use in my music video consists of the following:

·         1. Jump cuts. The music is very fast paced when the chorus kicks in, therefore we will use a lot of jump cuts to show him going hard at the gym to get over his troubles.

·         2. Reaction shot. When the couple are having a full blown argument, we will use a reaction shot to show the emotions of the characters so the audience can understand their pain and love for each other.

·         3. Change of pace. The song starts of slower than the chorus, so when the fast beats come in, the edits will be a lot faster to follow Goodwin’s conventions.

·         4. Slow motion. We will use this feature to show the happier moments of their relationship to show they are reflecting on their happier times.

·         5. Fade to black. We will use this when there is a dip in sound in the song to show that the audience are unsure on how a certain argument has ended, has the male character hit her? This is what we want to show with the use of editing.