Skip to main content

Music Video Project

 Introduction

In class we did a music video project which was really fun to make and do. The music video helps with both editing and camera work. It took us about week to make and edit and it was Christmas theme since its that time of year.


Steps/Progress 

Since this took a week, we had to go through a series of steps to get it complete in time.

Step 1: Picking a song

Our first step was picking a song. For our music video we did Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms. We picked this song because it was an easy to find a dance and it was a nice simple Christmas song. We also picked it because it bright souled song.

Step 2: Shot list/ Storyboard

The second step was to create our shot list and storyboard. The shot list is supposed to tell the duration of each scene. The storyboard has the description of what we're doing or what's happening during the scene. Our shot list contained about 6-7 shots in total.

Step 3: Shooting the music video

The third step was recording our music video. For our group the recording took about 2-3 days. It took us this long because one of our group members wasn’t here and she had a way she wanted to make each scene. So on the first day we did some pre-recording for like some of the shots so we can know what we are going to do when she comes back. The second day we re-recorded the scenes and made it more joyful. And the third day we finished re-recording the scenes and then added our dance scene.

Step 4: Editing the video 

We used Wevideo to edit our music video. It wasn’t to hard but at the same time it was easy. We wanted the transitions to be good enough to match the mood. We also wanted to smoothly transition from shot to shot without messing it up. After we started editing we noticed our dance part actually was apart of the beginning of the video but we somehow made it fit at the end because that’s we originally planned on doing.

Step 5: How it turned out 

In the end, the music video turned out somewhat good. Some of our friends were impressed on how our video turned out and how the transitions were. The link to the video is going to be right here if you want to watch it. https://youtu.be/OPJy3GUMEdM

Conclusion 

This music video was very fun to film and very interacting. We got to be in our other classmates videos and dance. I feel this video will help with our portfolios because it helps us learn a little bit more about how to edit and what it takes to film. So all I can say, is making a music video can be hard at times but in the ending you’ll notice how fun it actually was.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Genre

 Introduction In class we learned about genre. Genre is just a category of a film. Examples can be horror, comedy, action, romance, etc. Genre was probably the most easiest to learn because people talk about different genres everyday not only in film but also in books and other things. My personal favorite is horror comedy because while I am get scared and throwing things I also get some laughter out of it. Some types of genres can be mixed together and balanced out.  Examples Horror comedy - Literary, television, and film genre that combines comedy and horror to form horror comedy Horror comedy mixes horror with comedy to balance out the amount of laughter and the amount of thriller. Horror comedy has been around since 1920s. The first horror comedy was "One exiting night". it was directed by  D. W. Griffith. Stereotypes in this genre is in the horror genre but put into a comedic way.  Sci-fi - a form of fiction that deals principally with the impact of actual or im...
Post a Comment
Read more

Opening scene

 In class, we learned about different film openings. For example there is Flashbacks, Flash forward, Dreams, etc. The opening scene in a film is the most important part because it has to hook your audience to watch your film. The opening scene also gives some information about what the audience might see during the film. This keeps them curious and wanting to know more about the film.  What is an opening scene? An opening scene is how the movie basically gives information about what’s going to happen during the film. Sometimes the opening scene shows death, lovers coming together or lovers having relationship problems, potential marriage, etc. In opening scenes it also shows the character(s) you should be focusing on the most.  What is an opening scene? An opening scene is how the movie basically gives information about what’s going to happen during the film. Sometimes the opening scene shows death, lovers coming together or lovers having relationship problems, potential ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Cinematography

 Cinematography  In class we learned about cinematography. From just looking at the word I thought it was going to be hard. It wasn't that hard to understand but it was kind of easy to understand. Cinematography is the art and technology of motion picture photography. So its mostly about the cameras movement, angles, and shots and what they are used for in general . Shots There are many type of camera shots but I won't talk about all I will just give a couple basic ones. First we got a Close up shot which is where the frame has just the head or face of the character in the screen. Its mostly used to show the emotion of the characters. Next we have a Long Shot which's shows the character form top to bottom without filling the screen. This shot is used to set the scene and the characters place in that scene. The last one I will give is Full Shot which is where the camera shows the character from top to bottom filling the frame. Its used to show more action rather than showing...
Post a Comment
Read more