Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Music Video: Syncing the beat with the video

First, let me say it will be easier if you can listen to your music while you're filming. Get a CD player with batteries.

Second, there are some tricks you can do in editing:

a. In iMovie, listen to the music track while tapping to the beat by pressing the command b keys. This will leave a bookmark on the timeline to show you where to make your cuts to insert clips.
b. Insert different clips between the bookmarks. This will create a visual beat to go along with your music beat.
c. Repeat the same scenes for the chorus. This is a good way to use the principle of repetition.

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