First Try- Basic Editing and New Ideas

I took 3 shots that I filmed today and have put them together using a very basic editing program. This gave me an idea of how I want my actual video to look- and gave me a insight into timings. Originally, I wanted my editing to match the beat at the start of the song, with each shot lasting 1.25 seconds, however after doing this I think I would like some shots to last a lot longer. I slowed each shot down to a speed of 0.5x and I think this is a good to speed to use when putting my video in slow motion. I haven't done any work on the transitions between the shots as I will need a more complex editing program to achieve this, however I am pretty happy with how this basic editing looks. I have also put it in black and white, which is what I will be using on every shot throughout my video.

The shots match the ones on my storyboard, and once I have managed to film the male actor I will put the shots of the two together. I am using my storyboard as a guide for the timings, however it is more than likely I will change some aspects of the storyboard as I come up with new ideas. So far I have:

• Decided I will probably change the length of the shots in the introduction. This would be unconventional as typically shots are edited to the beat of the music, however in this case I think it would be more effective not to.
• I am unsure about some of the shots on my storyboard where the couple are together, as I feel they don't fit the song very well. I am undecided as to whether to take these out and replace them with new two shots of the actors but with no physical contact.