Monday, 7 July 2014

Music Video Tips

After watching film-makers, directors and editors give tips to young film-makers as part of the MTV Boom! competition I picked up many useful pieces of information that will help  me when it comes to making my music video and conventions that I can incorporate into mine.
The thing I learnt first and foremost is that you can make a music video with pretty much any camera and budget it doesn't necessarily have to be high end and commercially produced, this can be backed up by the video I used to for my shot count analysis which was produced by and indie director.

  •  Before you start planning it's best to have a "good idea" of what you want to create and a way to do this is by jotting down random ideas for inspiration and from this you can pick and choose.
  • Although not necessary, funny aspects and/or sexy aspects are good to have in a music video as this can allow you to be very experimental.
  • Having a basic story board can always aid in visualising how your video will look and will become extremely useful when it comes to the filming process, this is also a good method of preparation.
  • Preparation and time management is key for something like this, setting yourself deadlines and having things well prepared will make the process easier and much more stress free.
  • Experimenting can change good ideas to incredible ideas, even if it's experimenting with simple aspects such as angles for example.
  • Capturing an enjoyable process is very important, the actor(s) need to be comfortable in front of the camera and making eye contact with the camera (audience) this will create a confident atmosphere.
  • One of the last and very important things I learnt was that a good concept and strong visuals are key, this is something that can be shown very simply through the use and understanding is mise on scene.

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