Reflecting back on the AS year: Lip Sync Tutorial

At the end of the AS year, we filmed and edited the lip-sync tutorial. We learned a lot about filming music videos, and how different the editing process is to how we edited the thriller openings.

We had to film a minimum of 6 base tracks of a member of the group lip syncing to a verse and chorus of a song. We filmed in different locations and used a range of shots such as handheld tracking shots & close ups, and also used some props which suited the song. Our song was ‘Le Freak’ so we used a disco ball.

Once we had all the footage, we imported it into Final Cut to start editing. First we matched up all of the 6 base tracks to the original song so they were in time, and then use the slice tool to cut the clips at the start of every 4 beats of the track. Finally we decided which base track to use in each section, and removed the other clips so the shot changed after every bar.