Music
Video Duet Editing Exercise
1) Using Elton John and Kiki Dee’s Don’t Go Breaking My Heart film a duet from at least three different
angles.
2) Film the song all the way through taking care to
look into the camera where appropriate and think carefully about sightlines.
Also, watch out for the mise-en-scene – do not film into a light source.
3) When editing upload each of the complete takes
of the song and layer them on separate Final Cut timelines.
4) Upload the music and synchronise each of the
layers to the music.
5) You can now choose how to edit between the
layers and each will be completely synchronised throughout
Evaluation
¨ What have you learnt about filming music videos?
¨ What have you learnt about filming duets?
¨ Describe the process of editing
¨ What have you learnt about editing music videos?
¨ In what ways could you improve the filming/editing of
the sequence?
