Developing the edit

Having already achieved a rough performance cut, I decided to plough ahead with the edit and tried incorporating other footage into the mix. As to spice up the video and make it more interesting, my aim was to edit in an interesting and effective way. As such, I tried to include this additional footage in a way which kept the video entertaining and not boring.

An example of this interesting, quick editing I played around with, is with a couple of shots of Luca spray painting. I could have left it as one continuous shot of Luca writing out our artist's name 'SIOUX', but instead cut the shots up to the beat which makes it a lot more entertaining. Whilst these were quick cuts, they were relatively simple to do. My only issue was making sure the direction of the hand made sense and didn't jump between places:

Another type of editing I played around with was rapid editing, in which numerous shots were constantly flashed between in time with the beat. Given how quick this was, it took me some time to achieve, using three different shots and then cutting between them practically every millisecond:

Likewise, I also tried to incorporate new footage with a 'jumpy' type of edit where the picture seemed to jump closer and closer. Of all the editing techniques I have tried so far, this is probably my favourite due to the very stylish quality associated with it:

Finally, I also played around with editing the drop of the song's beat by having shots of skateboarding tricks which I then 'jump' edited and reversed so that it fit in time with the song's track and beats. Whilst I think it is effective enough, I am not overly happy with this and will have to rack my brain for ways to improve it:

The aim behind all of my unique and different editing techniques was to distract the audience from our lack of footage and to create speed and pace within the video, which I think I have started to achieve, despite the fact that the video still has a long way to go in terms of editing:

The main thing I now have to be careful about is making sure the visual cuts make sense, and that my different styles of editing don't become too repetitive, as otherwise they will become boring. I also have to complete a full rough edit before I can show our teachers Luke and Phil for further advice as to how to clean it up and thus improve the video further.