Final

Proposal

My video is a compilation of dances from my sorority’s performance in this year’s Greek Week. The video includes seventeen dancers and follows a “Beyonce” theme.

Storyboard

Production Log

My initial plan for my final video project was to make a parody video of my housemates to be shown at our formal. The required length of the final project and coordinating ten people’s schedules proved to be the main issues in deciding against my initial idea. I recorded the video on a Thursday night in the Student Center at Airband, a highly weighted lip sync and dance competition that is a part of TCNJ’s Greek Week. The video was taken on a Canon point and shoot camera. I imported the file into Final Cut Pro and began editing. My first step was to select my endpoint and outpoint for each portion of the dance; this was done for the three dance clips. I then added transitions between each dance; Cross Fade was chosen for the transition between dances. I added credits to the end of the video and used fading out audio of my sorority’s chant that was recorded earlier in the night. I made a freeze frame of the stage and placed the video’s title on top of it. The audio I used for the introduction was the host announcing our sorority and the ensuing chanting. I placed text across the bottom of the screen with the title of each dance. After toying around with both the Sharpen and Unsharpen Mask, I concluded that the Sharpen tool enhanced the video more effectively. I applied this to all three clips.

Self Evaluation

Similar to my final Photoshop project, I had no prior experience with video editing. While I’m sure someone more experienced would have been able to replicate the work I have produced in a short time, I am pleased with the final outcome. I was especially surprised at the quality of video delivered by my point and shoot camera. I ran into a problem editing an earlier video off a DSLR camera so I decided against using that camera for my final project. Looking forward, I now recognize the importance of a tripod. While the video is relatively stable, using a tripod would have produced a more professional video. Another change I would make would be to obtain a copy of the dance’s soundtrack. This would enable me to put the music over the video and thus eliminate the background noise and cheering that is evident in my video.




My final project can be found at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvnvoy5l4m4&feature=youtu.be.