After finalising our shot list we put our skills to use and created a small test shoot, showcasing a variety of shots and angles giving the music video look.

What went well:

• We have managed to include a variety of different angles and compositions, to show diversity.
• throughout the post production we edited the clips together so that it cut on the beat or the lyric, this allows the video to incorporate variation and cuts smoothly at the right time.
• All shots are steady and in focus which shows professionalism.

Even better if:

• We should have included a wider range of shots so that our video doesn’t look repetitive and boring.
• Have our artist/actor know the lyrics so that it flows well and does not look cheap, furthermore if they could sing the song instead of miming it. this would make it more realistic
• Upload footage straight away, we only had 10 seconds of footage as we timed it wrong, therefore we went out to film on another day, which then was wiped of the camera as we didn’t upload in time.

From this task I can take away the knowledge I have gained using the camera, and remember to upload footage right away.

Above is our production meeting agenda for the shoot that takes place on the 17 May 2019.

We created this so it enabled the shoot to go swiftly without any issues, it allows us to consider everything we are going to need and allows us to divide the props and costumes between each other. Overall this helps us be more organised and confident that the shoot is going to succeed.

Above is the risk assessment for our shoot on the 17 May 2019.

The risk assessment is essential as we will be filming outside of school with general supervision, this means that part of the day will consist of having no supervision. The risk assessment highlights the possible hazards we will face, and shows we have found a way of preventing the risks from happening.

In this task we had to contact and send an email/message to the artist who’s song we are using, asking if we were able to use the song. The reason for doing this is it prevents copyright allegations. Lizzie messaged Chase via Facebook considering we couldn’t find his email address, and asked if we were able to use his song ‘Mirror’ in our music video.

This is the group pitch we decided to go with, The song is called “Mirror” by Chase Goehring. We pitched this idea to Miss Hales, to ensure our idea would be successful. This allowed us to get significant feedback on the pros and cons of our idea and showed us what would be a better route.

Teacher Feedback:

• Separate the narrative from the performance, you can do this by making the performer wear a costume that is closely related to snow white however doesn’t have to be apart of the fairy tale.
• Make the story a more sinister version of snow white, more gore to incorporate all ideas.
• Use the snow white theme as more of an intertextual reference moreso then base the whole song around it.