First Draft

The actual first draft wasn't even worth uploading as the render quality was awful, I had exported it as an interlaced video file and there was visible horizontal lines across the video where there was movement, I exported it again, correcting the settings I had set to get my first full export.

After watching it a few times, I noticed a few aspects of the video that needed changing, these included:

• Silence at the start of the video needs filling. I intentionally made this part of the video silent for dramatic effect, as I tried experimenting with different sounds - including a stock sound file of rain, which was to represent the shower noise, and fit with the mise en scene of the bathroom, but I found that it just sounded like white noise. I then tried breathing but this overpowered the video and i preferred the silence. I'm going to do some more experimenting with different sounds to see which ones I like the most.
• Some of the shots are too long. Some of the shots, mainly after the one minute mark, are on the screen for too long and I found myself getting bored of watching them. The shot that flows over the one minute mark, for example, was meant to be long and was put in place as the 'tipping point' of he song where the chorus comes in and the actor appears first in drag, but watching it over I've found that it's a bit boring. Other shots include some of the lip singing shots, which can easily be edited to swap faster.
• The exposure and lighting of some shots. The shots of the artist singing in front of the projector screen aren't all well lighted. I experimented with lighting but found that it washed out the contrast of the projected pattern. I wanted the artist to be 'in the dark' to symbolise how they're both expressing their true self, but at the same time hiding it, but watching over the video it just feel that way. I like the silhouette effect in some shots (picture 1 (left) below), so I'm going to experiment with different brightness and contrast levels to see if I can make this shot more impactful and effective. Because of the nature of the moving lighting, sometimes this isn't a problem (picture 2 (right) below).