In order to experiment with some shots and angles that we could potentially use in our music video, we did a test shoot to get a vague idea of what will work and what won’t. This was helpful as it helped us to put together a stronger idea and a more helpful plan for what we would actually do when we got to filming the actual video. This task also helped Sylvie to become more comfortable with being on camera, and allowed her to practise her lip synching a bit more than before. Since we are planning on filming a lot of our video outside, we shot outside of our school in location that looked similar to the places we were planning to shoot. This task also helped us understand the editing software Premiere Pro a bit better, and helped to familiarise us with some of its basic video editing features.

Performance Test Footage

What went well

• We added in a title card for the song using Premiere, which both familiarised us with this feature of the software and solidified our like of the idea
• The footage was well cut together
• We managed to test out a few of the shots on our shot list, which showed us what we liked and could work well, like the arial shot of Sylvie in the grass, and what might be more difficult to achieve
• The lip synching has improved

Targets

• Further improve the lip synching
• Try out a wider array of shots to add more variation to the video
• Experiment more with effects and editing techniques
• Practise the use of the sock puppets and make sure they’re positioned correctly in the frame, as we struggled to keep them in shot a lot of the time