1) Who did you work with and how did you manage the task between you?
I worked in a group of four with, Olivia, Max and Sam. Originally we divided the tasks up equally so we would all put in equal work, i was decided I would be in front of the camera whilst the rest filmed and directed and then we would all contribute towards editing.
2) How did you plan your sequence? What processes did you use?
We used a timeline to plan the timings and shots to go with our music video. We looked at the original video and then worked out the length and style of shot.
3) What theories could you apply to the video you chose?
Within the video we chose i think both voyeurism and prevalence are used to highlight the star in th video.
Thought beats are also used in the editing.
Carol Venallis said that the majority of the shots in a music video are extreme close ups or extreme long shots and this video definitely conforms to this statement.
4) What technology did you use to complete the task, and how did you use it?
To film the task we used a camera, tripod and green screen. Then to edit we began o use premier pro.
5) What factors did you have to take into account when planning, shooting and editing?
We first took into account how little time we had to plan, film and edit the video. We then discussed when each of us was available to film or edit as we all had different free periods to work around. When we were given our first video we took into account how difficult and challenging it would be to mimic the locations and editing which is ultimately why we decided to change the video.
6) How successful was your music video copy? Please identify what worked well, and with hindsight what you would improve/ do differently? what did others say about your production?
Overall our music video was unsuccessful as it is incomplete, and some editing still needs to take place to ensure it is in the right order. At first we didn't work very well as a team as me and Olivia were much more organised than the other two and wanted to get started as we had completed all our planning but thy hadn't so we had to wait. If we were to do it again we would ensure all the planning was done quickly and correctly so we didn't waste time
7) What have you learnt from completing this task? Looking ahead, how will this learning be significant when completing your music video, do you think?
This task has taught me just how many cuts, angles and shots there are within a music video, just watching them you don't realise but having to analyse and copy them makes you much more aware. This will help me a lot with time management when it comes to filming my final music video.
8) How does it compare with filming an opening to a film?
During filming a film opening we were restricted to the amount of cuts we could do as too many would make a very confusing fast paced film opening. Whereas filming a music video there is an unlimited amount of cuts available to keep the audience enticed.
9) What are your strengths and weaknesses as a group member?
I think as a group member i was organised and contributed some good ideas towards the video however i was quite often absent at the times we needed to films so i will definitely make more time when filming my final video. I would also try to take more charge so the rest of my group were just as organised as me.
10) Looking at the other group's video which do you think were most successful and why?
One of the groups recreated Little Mix's Black Magic video which i think worked out the best out of all the videos. They worked very well as a team and equally shared out the work, during editing i saw they found some new techniques which enabled them to perfectly make the video very similar to the original.
