Lighting on Final Cut Pro

After importing some of my footage, the lighting was very poor as I did it in the dark in London, even though there were street lights around me the lighting did not appear right on the video. So to improve this I edited it using Color Correction. However, this has resulted in the footage becoming slightly pixelated as there has not been enough light for the camera to take in.

Color Correction in Final Cut Pro.

Technical skills

Looking at other music videos, I have been observing what camera angles have been used and how they've been effective. For example, after looking at one of Cover Drive's music videos they tend to use a lot of low angle shots. 

There are also side-angle shots that I liked from the video, where they are not facing the camera at all

I like the low angle shots and might try it out during my solo shots when I am against the Black History mural.
I have also noticed that sometimes the camera movements are quite quick in the Cover Drive music video as this goes well with the tempo of the music, as the song I am doing has a similar tempo, I might try that idea too to create that fun, fast-paced impact. Additionally, quick cuts.

25th November filming

Yesterday I was able to film a few solo shots in front of the Black History mural.

I chose to do this as I feel the mural can go quite well with my music video and my song as it is a Caribbean song, there are Caribbean references in the mural. I also got inspiration from one of Cover Drive's music videos as they have a similar mise-en-scene with a mural.

23rd November filming

The filming last night went well as I got the shots I was planning to get, however I was not able to do any solo shots as it got too dark but I have the footage with the two girls I met for a few seconds for my chorus.

Filming

• Filming 25th November - solo shots by the Black History mural

Filming

• Filming on 23rd November in London with two other girls for the Chorus

Filming

• Filming in London for solo shots on Saturday 17th November