Here is my self assessment for my Draft 2:

What Went Well:

• We managed to get a range of visually pleasing/engaging shots with lots of camera movement.
• We also used a variety of shot distances ranging from extreme long shots all the way to extreme close up.
• A series of montages has been included to depict time passing throughout the long journey of the office worker.
• There is proficent syncing and editing that reflects the rhythm of the music, however this is still not perfect and need some work.

What Needs Improving:

• Some camera shots look a little shaky.
• We haven’t really used any effects yet which is something that will be vital for our video.
• Our editing for our narritive isn’t quite pieced together enough yet. Therefore the narrative may seem very confusing at this present moment.
• The mes-en-scene costume choice for this video doesn’t exactly scream electronic dance music neither does a lot of the acting and makeup.

Focus Forward

In order to stabillise the shaky camera footage I need to use the warp stabilizer effect tool on Adobe Premiere Pro. Before even thinking about effects I need to finish encorporating all the footage to create the scenes and make sense of the storyline. All though the costume, acting and makeup may not remind you of the genre electronic dance this is not really relevant as our music video is purely narrative, meaning things may have been different if we had done a performance shoot. When thinking about electronic dance music, this trippy, quirky, colourful and edgy illastration comes to mind and takes you on a journey. This is why the storyline is focused on an office worker who is too on this journey. The old film camera may not be the best quality, but this displays an edgy aethestic emphasising this spinny journey and highlighting that this music video is not typically conventional, as quality is viewed as a vital feature that projects a proffesional piece. This therefore reflects the electronic dance genre as it hugely contrasts traditional music such as classical. The series of montages and stop motion is breaking away from tradion which expects order, this is to connot there is not much sense of time, just like when you are in a dream state and therefore establishes this surreal journey through the eyes of the office worker. Finally special effects will be essiential to depict the trippy illastrations and transitions  that will truly bring the entire music video together.