Music video practice

For this task we used singing clips and narrative clips to practice making a music video. We put in all the clips that we wanted to use, cut them up lots of times and deleted sections.

Narrative task

This task was to help us understand narrative without sound. We had to pick a topic and portray it without sound. Our topic was 'spreading rumours'. At first we were unsure how we could spread a rumour without talking but the we decided we could use our phones and have someone sending a mass text about someone. This task was difficult because we had to in-camera edit, we had to film without needing to cut. This meant that if we had to cut between locations we would have to film one shot then move to a different location then move back to the location instead of filming all the shots for one location and the going to the next.

This task has made us realise that we need to come up with creative ways to show what is happening without talking.

Lip syncing task

For this task we were put in to groups and we each to sing Taylor Swift- We are never getting back together. When we were doing it we decided to lip sing because we knew the lyrics and we had the music playing next to us. We found this difficult to edit because even though we knew the lyrics we were out of sync. We didn't put a lot of effort in to performing properly but after seeing the final video we think if we preformed with energy it would have looked a lot better.
From doing this task we know that in out music videos we need to sing out loud and perform with energy to make the video more entertaining and easier to edit.

Composition and framing

 We were put in groups and given a theme and we had to take photos taking in consideration composition, angles and framing.
When we started doing the task we didn't take in to consideration the framing and just focused on getting the theme across. After the first few photos we realised that although the theme was obvious because we hadn't thought about the composition, angles and framing it didn't look very good and wouldn't benefit us when we make the music video.
I like the first picture but the framing could be improved, we cut out the top of the hand and I think the shot would look better if the whole hand was in it. The rule of thirds does not apply to this picture because the focus point is slightly off.
I like the use of negative space and the focus point is clear because it applies to the rule of thirds. The hand is on the bottom left cross over of the grid.

From doing this task I have realised that when we start filming for our music videos the composition and framing is vital to ensure our video looks professional.