After our first location shoot, using my camera to film the 'party' scene for the music video, we experienced a couple of minor technical difficulties with the camera- its old age meant a short battery life and also its ability to pick up shots in low lighting. As a result, we decided that in order to ensure the protection of the location footage we capture on each shoot, we should also film on a standard HD camcorder provided by the school, editing this in order to continue the VHS style.
We used online video tutorials such as the ones below in order to teach ourselves how to edit HD footage to make it appear old and more stylised.
We then took some of our location footage from the second shoot and practiced the editing styles from the video tutorial above in the hope that we could achieve realistic results, however, when comparing the real footage and the after effects footage, the editing seemed unconvincing and amateurish, so we decided to take the approach of the video shown below, following the text instructions:
Despite finding the second tutorial a lot harder, as it did not involve importing someone Else's presets, we managed to trial different levels of grain and lighting until we noticed the VHS style was achieved. After comparing the effects we had created using after effects with the original VHS footage, we were pleasantly surprised- the video below shows a comparison of the fake and real VHS footage: (0:04-0.09 the real VHS footage).
However, after developing from this basic comparison and importing both styles of footage into the video timeline, we decided that the fake VHS effect was not as interesting to view, therefore decided it should only be used as a back up. When using the VHS footage on the timeline, we also like the black lines and scratched tape effects that the VHS footage produced- reflecting the authentic 'archive' feel.
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