This is our photo board and shot list from our narrative shoot for our music video. This is essential for plannign what to do on the day of the shoot. These slides include details about what we are going to film and what angle we are going to film it in. This is so that when we get to the shoot location, we don’t end up wasting time deciding what shots to do so these slide come in very helpful when doing shoots. If we follow what we have said we are going to do in these slides, our music video should all go well. Some of the shots included in this shot board are cuts to close up, long shots to establish the scene and mid shots etc. When filming for our narrative, we need to mke sure it makes narratrive sense, this means we need to film it in a way which will make the narrative recognisable to people who are watching the video. We need to make sure that we use a variety of shot distances and shoot the narrative scenes in the correct order, this will make it easier when it comes to editing the footage together. Once we had finished this shoot, we discovered that we had missed somee shots that were very impiortant to our video. We didn’t get enough close up shots so we needed to go and re-shoot for those shots. This shows that no matter how much you plan, you will still run out of ideas and shots. So this shows that in future I almost need to overplan so that I have enough ideas for shots before I get to the shoot.

Now we are on to actually filming our music video. This is a short clip of the performance part of our video. I chose this part of the video to include in this post because I think it is the best edited part of the performance shoot that we have.

What went well?

– We arrived at the locations on time and ready to go

– The sun came out on the day that we did the shoot so the lighting was great

– Our energy was gereat for the performance shoot so in the video you can tell that we were enjoying it.

– Our setting was well chosen because we found a gap in the trees that was easy to shoot in. We also did’nt disturb many people because we were in a forest away from houses.

Things to improve

– I will need to make sure that I get enough shots next time, this is because I felt like I was running out of shots to use in the editing of the performance. There weren’t any close ups of the main star which is something that obviously needs to change for the narrative shoot.

– There was also one of the shots that wasn’t in focus for the performance so I need to make sure that all future shots are in full focus.

– Another thing that we need to be careful of in the narrative shoot is people in the background. In one of the shots, there was someone that could be seen walking through the back of the frame.

– The final thing that I need to make sure is fixed for the narrative shoot is the transitions. If a scene has to be done in two shots in the same place, people cannot jump around in the shot like they are teleporting, unless it is deliberate.

– I need to make sure that more close ups/reaction shots are used in the next shoot we do. This is because we were lacking close ups in this shoot and it meant that we struggled to convey the mood of the performers.

This is a short clip of our performance shoot. We did this shoot in two locations, one was La Guet and the other was the multi story car park at Admiral Park. these two loactions were very different to shoot in but they both work for our video. There was a difference in lighting between the two locations as the car park was shot in the evening so the sun was setting when were doing our shoot. If this shoot was to be done again, I would make sure that we took more close up shots as this is something that we are clearly missing. Overall, the shoot went well and the lighting was great because of the weather. It was mainly just the close up shots which we were missing from this shoot.

To plan for a photo/video shoot, you need to do a production meeting agenda so that everyone who is in your video knows what they need to do and what they need to bring to the shoot. It also tells them where they need to be.  This means that there is no confusion about who is doing what in the video.

Before doing a shoot, it is very important that you complete a risk assessment for the shoot location. This is so that other know what risks there are and how you will minimise the danger.

Before recording a music video, it is important that you research the artist so that you know how they aere portrayed in the media. For example, American Authors are represented as being fun, nice and thoughtful. We need to make sure that we show this in our music video. Music Videos are mainly used to promote the artist, so it is essential that we show what genre they are from so that people know what sort of music the artist makes.

In order to create a music video, you need to be able to think of some ideas for different shots that you can use. One way of doing this is by looking at other music videos and recognising what sorts of shots are used most commonly and what they. This is what we did.

In the final pitch to our teacher about our ideas for our music video, we had a long conversation about what would work and what wouldn’t. We had to tell the teacher our narrative and where we were planning on filming the different scenes. We had to think carefully about our performance and the people that we would use. We also had to think about what type of narrative we are going to be using. Our narrative is about someone who is diagnosed with a life threatening illness and he relives the best moments from his life in his final moments.

Positives 

• Our idea is doable and realistic
• We have locations in mind that our teacher approves of 
• Good costumes
• Narrative is simple and easy to understand/execute
• We have thought about everything carefully
• We are aware of the camera angles that will work well

 

Negatives 

• Need to think about who will be in the performance 
• Make sure everyone is credited for everything 
• Think about how busy the location shoots will be 
• We have to execute the shorts well so they are not boring
• Find actors that connote our narrative
• Use MES carefully in every scene 

When creating a music video, it is important that you get permission from the artist so that you can use their song. This is so that you are not using their song unfairly. Our group decided to message American Authors on Instagram, we chose this platform as it is a popular social media site in the modern age so we thought they might be more likely to use it.

Every group that creates a music video needs to establish who is going to do what in that group. This is why we have signed a group agreement so we all know exactly what we are doing. We know each others strengths and weaknesses and we are sharing the workload out equally between the three of us. For example, I am more familiar with the camera/filming side of the video than my two group members so I will be doing the majority of that. Whereas, I am not as good at editing or acting so my group will help with those aspects of the video.