Photos - planning a CD cover

Today we practiced capturing some photos for the band to use in our final piece. We took a variety of shots which enabled us to take factors such as positioning and light into account. We used these photos to make a practice CD cover and play around with various editing techniques such as the lighting, effects and contrast. This was a good task to carry out as it enabled us to learn about what effects to use and what effects not to use.

Lip Syncing Practice - Harry and Dom

During our planning we decided to video myself and Dom to see if our lip syncing was good enough or if we needed to improve for our final piece. We videoed our performance and it turned out extremely well and was a useful planning exercise as it will give us an advantage when it comes to our actual filming.

The Do's and Dont's when making a music video

 When making a music video there are some important Do's and Dont's that must be taken into careful consideration to help gain the best end product of our music video.

 DO'S

•  A clear sense of genre and artist. 
• A good & natural performance. 
• An idea that is simple yet effective.
• Creative editing.

 

DONT'S

•  Well - known song (don't be tempted to copy original video).

•  Over done effects - shouldn't use effects to disguise poor footage. 

• Aimless driving around - it's boring and it's not creative.

• Scenes involving alcohol, drugs or fags (even stimulated). 

• Shots of people just walking around - it will become boring for the audience.

• Speeding up the footage or putting it in reverse.

•  Zooms.

• Footage from elsewhere.

•  Over the top narrative