Our main aim here was to film Elton John's and Kiki Dee's 'Don't go breaking my heart' video using 3 different angles. After that we had to synchronize those layers into one with all those different angles.
What have you learnt about filming music videos?
What I've learnt about filming music videos is it takes plenty of work. You have to make sure that you have an agreement with your partner to decide when it's the right time for one of us to sing. Plenty of times, there were scenes where we had to look at each other because we discussed this beforehand but sometime either one of us forgot or we did it at the wrong time of the song. Therefore, we had to film the scene all over again which used up some of our time. Also, what I've learnt was that we needed to make sure that we learnt the full lyrics before filming, because we started this duet very quickly and hadn't really revised our lyrics, so we had to stop what we were doing sometimes in order to remember our lyrics. Furthermore, I learnt that filming with a partner is very fun and that you don't just have to stand there singing, but you can dance and look at each other.
Describe the process of editing
When it came to the process of editing, we had to decide who would be Elton John and Kiki Dee so, both of us knew which part we were going to sing. Then we wrote down what shots we would have, so we included; low angle shots, side shots, and middle shots. After we finished filming we went to put our work onto the Mac computers and put it on Final Cut Express where we would edit our finished film. We needed to cut some things out in order to to find the right scenes we needed and had to make sure that the cuts weren't all in one straight line but some were up and some scenes at the bottom, which made it faster to edit because we didn't need to put everything in order.
What have you learnt about editing music videos?
I've learnt to have a variety of different camera shots and angles because it makes the music video look interesting and not boring. Also, when I edit my music video, to make sure I don't put everything in a straight line though, have the scenes cut and moved on top or at the bottom of other scenes. I've learnt to have a plan before filming a music video, so having a storyboard in order to know what shots me and my partner would be doing and at what time we would change the angle of the camera. Finally, I've learnt to just have fun and move around and not make the music video look boring but to also, learn the lyrics before.
In what ways could you improve the filming/editing of the sequence?
What I would improve when it comes to the filming process is to make sure not to break the 180 degree which I believe we did and to also, remember the lyrics of the song otherwise in a real life situation that would waste time and and money and we would have to film another time. I would improve the way we edited our music video because there was a scene where we used a low angle for and I believe it went on for too long, which in real life would look boring and the audience would get bored of watching. Overall, scenes should be quick and have plenty of locations to make it look interesting.
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