Old Style effect;

This is a screengrab of the editing progress, adding the CGM effect Nick kindly downloaded for us.
It was our final day, the deadline. All we had to do was just put the cut aways in place and add effects to the whole video. We added more stop motion blur to parts of the video to keep the spooky theme and also made it all old style effect to give it more of an edge.
I was telling Steve at the end of the day that the fact our video is only in DV but it really adds to the whole feel and effect of our music video as a whole.

Watching it back aswell, with the sort of effects we used also makes it seem old, because the eyes bit really remind me of 1950's style CGI, like you would see in a classic Dracula film.

Overall, I am really pleased with the way our video has turned out, it's almost exactly how I ever imagined it to be like and I can't wait to see the rest of our classes finished pieces too, I find that they are all great in their own way- Hannah's group is bright and really suits the song itself, aswell as brilliant lighting and costume.
Christina's of course, used the same song as us but even though they did this, our videos are completely different. We both used Alice in Wonderland as a reference for our videos but, as ours is very dark and is relating to the darker side of the lyrics, theirs is all bright and cheerful with a happy performer and lovely mise en scene.
Yasmin's is such a happy song with a basic style video, except it's really not, the way they have edited it in beat with the song and lyrics and also the camera moves work very well throughout the video. The 'bloopers' montage at the end also makes it feel more real and cheery too, aswell as a nice natural set up.
Max's has a good story and set up and the effect works well with the genre of the song. I also really like the busker theme and Tom's bland, serious performance works brilliantly with the part he is playing in the whole bank sequence. Max's acting also makes the video much more clearer too.

I honestly think that our class has produced brilliant work and some of the best student music videos I have seen, because most of them just fail to be honest and you can tell what age bracket and educational level they are at, but I find that all of ours are very high and we all have great promise for the future.