In our video we used several different techniques and effects to enhance the effect of it. In the very first shot of the video we used a time lapse shot. This involved leaving the camera to shoot the sky for a lengthy period of time. We then sped this up at the editing stage and this gave the effect of the fast moving clouds and day turning to night.
We also used camera blends showing the transition of different characters in the same background. It was a simple effect to add but really shows the story of the video well with each character walking along the same path searching for the women. Here are some screenshots showing the shots where this happened:
We decided to limit the special effects we used as we felt that too much may have taken the video away from the folk genre and Mumford's previous videos that are simplistic and very traditional.
Rejected Footage:
We added rejected footage onto our uploaded youtube video. One shot we decided not to use is of Ben playing a guitar looking over the river. We placed the camera behind him but when it came to the editing stage we realised you could not see that he was playing the guitar and also that the shot was a bit too dark. Here is the shot:
Another shot we rejected is with the main actor Kris and the female actor. She is meant to walk behind him and when he turns to look she is just disappearing out of shot. However, due to on set communication and the structure of the shot we decided not to use this. Firstly, the actor turns around too late and we didn't think it looked real enough. The way Kris was at the bottom of the shot against the tree also meant he wasn't easy to notice and some viewers may miss him which would take away the point of the shot.
