Test Shoot

Our Video:

In this task, we filmed a test shoot of Eve lip syncing the chorus of ‘Prisoner’. This was in order to help us understand how to get enough coverage from a variety of angles, distances and movement which creates an interesting dynamic for our music video. It is also crucial to understand that a lot of footage is needed, even for a short sequence, and that it is important to have space to edit with.

We could have considered star image and mise-en-scene more, which would’ve added depth and interest. To correlate with the lyrics and mood of our song, in our music video I would like to present our star as extraordinary rather than ordinary. We will do this though the use of mise-en-scene.

Regarding editing, we thought about what the pace of edit should be and what tone it will create. We edited to the beat to keep and added some different transitions to make it lively, upbeat and modern to match the song and genre. We did some cuts to close ups to show the stars emotions and facial expressions, which crates a connection with the audience.

Richard Dyer’s ‘Paradox of the Star’ talks about how star image is manufactured and artificial, and that individual stars have their own unique selling point (brand values) in order to grab and hold our attention. This is very important to think about when doing test shoots, and also when filming music videos. The star image is crucial when creating a music video, it helps the audience form an opinion and reflects the amount of effort put in. The star image should be relevant to the chosen genre e.g. pop or rock to help the audience identify this.

What went well:

I think that this was a good first attempt at a test shoot and that we did well at including a range of shots, angles and movements to make the sequence interesting. We included filters and transition to add depth, meaning and to make it more fluid.

Targets:

• Film more footage for jump cuts to edit with in post-production
• Try more filters to add meaning
• Direct the star more