The idea of this consisted of constructing a storyboard plan in order to produce a montage in preparation for the planning and creation of a music video. The group and I have chosen to use a variety of shots and angles, e.g. long shot, mid shot, over shoulder shot and close ups; this will aid us during our production of the montage, allowing us to convey themes and depict the story we are trying to address. As a group we have chosen three totally different scenes to illustrate within our, ‘curiosity killed the cat’ montage – venation blinds, phones and tables, each one of these scenes will hopefully represent our topic to our audience, resulting in a successful production.
For this task, we had to take it upon ourselves, in groups of 3-4, to create a montage planning script in order to create the video itself. After our planning had taken place, we were required to go out and film our very own montage that will be using in preparation for creating our own music videos. To create our montage we had to use a software called, Premiere Pro, the aim was to create a montage using a variety of camera angles and Mes en Scene to convey the narrative – curiosity, nosy, inquisitiveness. Above is our embedded montage to YouTube.
Strengths:
- Great clear use of the varied camera angles used within the clip.
- A clear narrative, which is easily understandable for the audience watching.
- Every shot taken was in focus, allowing the montage to be of high standard quality.
- Everyone involved had a part to play within the montage.
- Varied use of editing techniques.
Weaknesses:
- Our montage didn’t include a transition.
- Use of different locations.
- Mes en Scene – boring (school uniform)
Within this, I have learnt how to adapt to and approach new software, this being Premiere Pro. I have learnt how to adjust, edit and create one whole clip from many individual clips, adding music, text and to be able to export the montage to YouTube and my blog. From learning such technical skills throughout the process of creating a montage, I think this will definitely aid me when I come to create my own music video because I will be able to put what I have learnt to use in my music video, allowing me to convey the narrative to my audience.
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