Here is the rough draft edit of our video. Obviously it isn't perfect but we will be spending time re filming parts and filming new shots. We shall create a list of edits and changes that need to be made so that we know exactly what needs to be done.
Today, Ash and I finished filming the footage that we will use for the verse parts of the song.
We went outside with a camera and tripod and got our female actor (Catherine). I set up the shots that we would need and directed Ash and Catherine as to what they needed to do. We choose a good time of day to do the filming as the sun was quite low in the sky which caused nice looking, long shadows and also gave the characters a good colour.
Again we filmed multiple shots and angles and made sure to use a number of takes to eliminate any problems that may be caused.
We then came to the argument scene where Ash and Catherine had to pretend to have a fight. They acted very well and the shot looked very good. Once this was done we went inside to film the remaining scenes, including a close up of a mobile phone that we would use as an insert.
We after filming all of the parts, Ash and I returned to the computer room where we again captured the footage ready to edit it all together.
Today, Ash and I started filming the footage that we will use for the chorus parts of the song.
We went to the empty classroom that we decided we were going to use and set up the camera, tripod and lighting as we wanted it. We did run into a problem with our camera as we had trouble finding where to set the white balance, although we did eventually sort it out.
I had brought a microphone with me to pretend to sing into to make the video look more professional, as if I had just stood there singing then it would probably have looked strange.
Ash used the camera and I acted, and we filmed a number of shots from multiple angles so that we could edit them together so it wouldn't be boring. We also took 3 takes for each angle in case any of any problems. This meant that we had backup takes that we could use if there were camera movements of problems with the footage.
We eventually finished filming all of the chorus footage and went back to the computer room to capture the footage so that we could edit it at a later date.
Rain – Damage to the equipment like camera and tripod. May also ruin the filming locations such as the grassy field. Protection: Film in dry conditions and make the best we can during the time. If rain is unavoidable, shelter the equipment with an umbrella.
Pedestrians – Be in the way of shots. Protection: Make sure the area is clear and kept clear during the filming.
Hazards in the Grass – Hurt the actors when filming the grass scenes as hard or sharp objects may be hidden. Protection: Check the area thoroughly before filming.
Tripping Over Wires – Someone may trip over the wires that will be coming from the microphone when the actor is singing. Protection: Wrap the wire up so that it is smaller and not obstructing the floor. Warn people of the potential hazard.
We have very few risks as most of the filming will be done in out of the way places. This will keep us away from potential hazards and allow us the best chances to do what it is we are each location for.
This is our design for a mock website. Again we have kept the hand drawn style, which will mean in the final version a hand written font will be used, as well as the grey boxes having a lined paper effect. The background has a textured effect to make it look like paper.
The layout is similar to the Sum 41 site that I analysed. I liked the general layout of the site as it looked nice and everything was easy to find. I also thought that the columned style navigation bar would be nice on a lined paper effect background.
The photo slider idea was taken from Pendulum's site as it is a good way of showing who the band are, especially useful for Canterbury as they are trying to get their name out there.
The store box on the bottom right is a mixture between Sum 41's and Pendulum's. It will contain a mini navigation bar that flicks between music and merchandise like pendulums, but the photos will show the item in use.
The central column is the same idea that is used on the Sum 41 site. It will contain news about the band, tour dates and upcoming events, as well as links to videos of the band and other related articles. This would be the main part of the site and so needs to be detailed and well laid out so users understand how to use it fully.
Below is our mock-up of what we want our CD cover to look like. We decided that we wanted to go with the idea that we are going to use in the video that gives it a hand drawn look and feel. Therefore, we won’t use photos for the cover, and draw everything using Adobe Photoshop. This will give it a good effect that would make it stand out on a shelf and the bright colours we will use should help catch the audience’s eye. It also fits in with the light style of music that the band creates.
This is the outside cover of what the case would look like. The left is the flap that folds inside to cover the actual CD. The middle area where the track listings are will be the very back and the right with the band and EP name will be the front. All of this will be drawn using Photoshop to create a nice style. On the back panel is the main character that will be in the video, except he will be drawn rather than photographed. He will be facing away from the audience as though he is looking out across the sky. This fits in with the feel of Diver, which we will be making the video for.
This is the inside cover of the CD. The centre is where the disc will be held, hence the different art style and surrounding brick wall effect to separate it from the rest of the picture. The right is the inside of the flap and contains the information about who produced the record, when and where, as well as a special thanks message that the band would have written. The left panel is blank but contains a reference to the song: Diver. One of the lyrics is "I'm on fire, when I'm in the sky", and the picture has a small figure in the sky which is on fire. This small detail is important as it shows that there are links between the art and the songs.
Below is our complete storyboard. Please click on each picture to get an enlarged view.
As can be seen, most of the song has been covered as to what we shall do, and the chorus parts will use the same footage so we only made a storyboard for the two versus, chorus and the extension to a chorus.
Obviously, whilst filming our ideas might change or we may get new ones so the final version won’t look exactly like this, but it is a rough idea that will still be seen in the final edit.
This is the website for the band: Pendulum. The main colour scheme is a mix of blues to create an underwater, deep sea style feeling. It looks quite dark and sinister which fits well with the drum and base music that they make.
The site is laid out in a 3 column style, similar to the Sum 41 site. However, there is a large area above the main site that contains adverts for Pendulum products. This makes it seem as though the band are more bothered about making money than interacting with their fans, as the first thing we see when we enter the site is the logo, and a large advert trying to get us to buy more of their stuff. This box that the advert is in changes every so often, revealing new adverts. Occasionally a list of tour dates comes up but this is not as frequent as the amount of adverts.
As well as the adverts, there is a music player at the top of the site. However, there are only 1 minute clips of songs rather than the full version. This is another way that the band are trying to make money as they are previewing only the best parts of their songs to try. This would entice listeners into buying the full versions.
Beneath the adverts is the main navigation page. The links contained are: Home, Updates, Live, Photos, The Other Side, Videos, Pendulum, Extras and Store. Each of these links are pretty good as they contain most of the things that the users may need. However, some things are missing, such as an FAQ page. A couple of the links could also have been merged together, such as Updates and Live as they contain very similar information.
The left column of the main area contains similar things. It contains photos and videos, as well as the login area for site members. This is good as it makes a more engaging area that is all together so users don’t need to search around for photos or videos.
The right column contains the money making links, such as the store and the dates of tour shows. This is again very neat as all similar links are placed together, making it easy to find what you are looking for.
The central column is a sort of blog, that contains links to reviews of the bands songs, CDs and shows that is updated every so often with more information. It is pretty basic and could use more band interaction as it gives the idea that they don’t have much input as to what happens and it is just a way for them to try and push more sales.
Along the bottom of the columned area are links to Pendulum on different social networking sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. This is useful as users can easily see what other sites the band are on and may be able to connect with them there.
Overall I think the site is laid out well, but lacking in band input and seems very commercial which I don’t believe a band should do.
This is the official website for Sum 41. As can be seen, there are a lot of things on the home page which all lead off onto other things. The main colour scheme for the site seems to be black with blue and red text which fits into their style of punk music.
The site is laid out in a 3 column style, with the main navigation going down the left of the page, information links on the right side and news and videos straight down the centre. This creates a nice neat layout that makes it rather easy to find what you are looking for.
At the top of the page is a photo of the band playing at a very busy gig. The photo is an action shot as you can see the members are mid jump and part way through a song. This gives an example of what their gigs are like. This is helped by the numerous videos embedded in the middle column which show off the bands abilities. Underneath the photo is a music player which contains a number of Sum 41 hits. Users can pause the music and skip the track and the design is very clean and simple. This further shows users what the band are like as the music automatically plays when the page is loaded.
The left column containing the main navigation is well laid out and contains all of the general links to other pages of the site. The main links are: Home, News, Blog, Tour, Videos, Photos, Discography, Q&A, Mobile, Extras, Community and Store. These categories contain all possible thinks that a user may want, so if a user wants to find out when a gig is, they click on tours, or if they want to know some facts about the band they can go on Q&A.
Below the navigation area is a community area in which the users can visit the social websites for the band, such as facebook, myspace and twitter. This area also shows the latest fans to sign up to the site.
The right column contains the closest tour dates making it easy for people to find out when and when Sum 41 are playing. It also contains a link to the store that contains a picture of a fan in a Sum 41 T Shirt.
The central column contains a link to latest Sum 41 videos and the latest news is also shown here. At the top of the column is a blog area where a few blog posts are displayed showing what the band are up to..
Above is the Arctic Monkeys album art for the album – Favourite Worst Nightmare.
This art is just a photo of a block of houses that has been edited using some sort of software. The windows have all been edited on the central house. They now show a lot of colour and arty patterns which creates a contrast against the dark greys and blues of the rest of the picture. This represents the deep, dark tones of the lyrics in the songs but light hearted way in which they are sung. The font for the name of the band is also bright and contrasting to the majority of the picture. Because the name is hidden away in the corner of the screen, it is as though the band are not really bothered about becoming famous as it isnt slap bang in the middle or large.
Above is the Enter Shikari album art for the EP – We Can Breath in Space, They Just Don’t Want Us to Escape.
This art is quite intelligent, as it is a slightly paradoy of the painting of god reaching out to manking. The stars in the background also add to the idea of god, almost suggesting that he is out there. It could also be the opposite of this idea, and that it is alien life, not god. This is more believable because of the dark theme to alot of Enter Shikari music. The logo for the band is straight in the middle of the art, which gives the impression that there name is what will sell the CD. However, the name is quite small and hard to see but this is probably because it helps it to fit in wth the artwork. The font used for the name is what Enter Shikari use for all of there logos, which keeps the continuity for their work.
Above is the Linkin Park album art for the album – Hybrid Theory
The art is very urban, with lots of graffiti in a Banksy sort of style. This is due to the butterfly wings on the soldier, making fun of what it stands for. The messy stlye of the art is similar to the style of the music that they play, in the sense that the songs are a clash of punk, rock, metal and hip hop. The name of the album and band are also done in a similar way to the artwork, looking as though they have been spray painted onto a wall. This fits in well with the art but also helps promote the band as the name is large and takes up a good portion of the cover. The colour is very lacking in this cover, and it is mostly shades of grey that are used. This creats an urban look and feel which I think is quite nice.
Above is the Gorillaz album art for the album – G-Sides
The art is very cartoony which fits perfectly with their style of music and the image they portray. The art shows the characters that are supposed to make up the band and so the album is trying to be sold based on the band. This is done because the Gorillaz are easily recongniseable and it is therefore easier to use their image than name to sell the album. The art is very Asian in design and could come from somewhere such as Japan or China. The colours used are also very bright and vibrant, which helps grab the audience attention, as well as linking in to the cartoony image of the band.
Above is the Calvin Harris album art for the album – Ready for the Weekend
The art is showing Calvin Harris’ signature “fly eye” sunglasses. This catches the attention easily and also helps to show that it is his album. The use of desaturation helps to make the album standout as the contrast created on the girls face against the background is eye catching. The way his name is shown sideways is also quite eyecatching as it is unusual. The font that has been used is Calvin Harris' signature font that is used for his logos. This helps create continuity amongst his work.
Above is the Jamie T album art for the album – Kings & Queens
The art is extremely eye catching and vibrant due to the colours and strange perspective that the photo is taken at. It is as though the audience is in a hole looking up at the two people and the surrounding buildings. As Jamie T is relatively unknown, the strange but brilliant artwork helps to sell his music as it gives and idea of what he sounds like, which is indie hip hop. The colours are very well chosen, as the orange walls contrast brilliantly against the black and orange in the rest of the art. The way the album name and artist name are displayed is also good. It flows round the main art in a circle, repeating itself. This helps to get across Jamie T's name as he is a relatively unknown artist.
Ash and I created a questionaire to find out more about our potential audience.
We asked 10 people aged 17 the questions are below are the results.
1) Did you like the track (We played our chosen song to them before this question)? -Yes: 8
-No: 2
2)Would you listen to the bands other songs after hearing Diver? -Yes: 7
-No: 3
3)Do you often listen to this genre/type of music? -Often: 6
-Occasionally: 3
-Rarely: 1
4)What mood does the song give off? -Happy: 4
-Sad: 3
-Mixed: 3
5)What should the mood of the video be for the song?
-Happy: 3
-Sad: 3 -Mixed: 6
6)What do you think the song is about based on the lyrics (We showed them a sheet with lyrics on)? -A relationship breakup (love): 5
-A relationship breakup (friendship): 2
-A death: 2
-Other: 1
As our results show, the general idea is that the song is about a male and female's relationship ending, and that it is shown in both a sad and happy way. The audience mostly agreed that they would want to listen to more of the bands music, as well as being fans of the genre.
This is good as it shows us that our audience agreed with what Ash and I believed the song to be about and so the video that we create should be suitable.
I have decided that I want my music video to seem as though it as been drawn. I will scan a copy of a piece of lined paper and draw boxes on it. Each box will contain a different part of the video and as the song plays; the video will sort of zoom out from the paper, and pan across to the next box before it zooms in again to show the next clip. Each box will contain a portion of the music, such as: 1st verse, chorus, 2nd verse, and chorus. I will also experiment with different filter effects for the video to create a hand drawn look. This will hopefully go well with the paper style background. However, altering the effects may make it hard to watch the video and so this idea could be scrapped in favour of unedited clips. Overall, I want the video to seem like a photo album. I believe that the song is talking about the singers past where he has recently had something bad happen. I am assuming that he has split up with his girlfriend and is trying to get away from the bad memories and feelings, hence the line “I’ll keep you in mind when I run”.
The actual video recording will show a band playing and singing during the chorus and a flashback sequence during the two versus. This will help enhance the idea that the video is a virtual photo album as it will show what has happened in the past. The flash backs will have a filter on them to make them slightly brighter and vibrant, making it clear that it is a flashback. The chorus where the band will be filmed will mostly just be the singer as it is meant to be a story about him. Therefore, the other band members, (drummer, guitar and bass) will only appear in brief clips, such as the drum heavy quiet parts in the intro instrumental.
Ash and I decided to email multiple bands and artists to ask for permission to use songs, as we knew that we wouldn't get replies from a good amount of them. I set up a Myspace account and proceeded to email bands telling them about the project and asking if we could use their songs.
I finally got a reply from Canterbury (Canterbury's Myspace) who were happy to let us use their song Diver. Below is the email that I recieved from them: hi Sam, sounds sweet! Feel free to use it, but please spread the word about the album in doing so and we'd love to see the finished video =]
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Below is the song that we shall be creating a video for.
I thought that to help us when we come to creating our video, I would write down the lyrics to the song. It should now be easier to film our video as when it comes to singing, we have the lyrics already prepared.
Nothing but air’s in the way, And it feels like it’s already, Below me now, Below me now, I would come down but you should come up, You should see this view from up here, It seems endless now, Seems endless now, So I’m, Straight out of the sunset baby, And your falling behind, Well I’ll keep you in mind, When I run, There’s no use trying to catch me up, But you’ll be in my mind, Every time I look back at the sun, Things I’m forbidden to see, Have been moved into the light that seems, To surround me now, Surround me now, I’m on fire when I’m in the sky, If you hold on I’ll teach you to fly, But I could burn us alive, I could burn us alive, So I’m, Straight out of the sunset baby, And your falling behind, Well I’ll keep you in mind, When I run, There’s no use trying to catch me up, But you’ll be in my mind, Every time I look back at the sun, It’s getting crowded round here, I feel like, A deep sea diver, A deep sea diver, So I’ll swim back into the emptiness, Where I think I’ll spend some time, Straight out of the sunset baby, And your falling behind, Well I’ll keep you in mind, When I run, There’s no use trying to catch me up, But you’ll be in my mind, Every time I look back at the sun, Straight out of the sunset baby, And your falling behind, Well I’ll keep you in mind, When I run, There’s no use trying to catch me up, But you’ll be in my mind, Every time I look back at the sun, It’s getting crowded round here, I feel like, A deep sea diver, A deep sea diver, So I’ll swim back into the emptiness, Where I think I’ll spend some time,
1)The current biggest companies within music are: Sony Music Entertainment, EMI, Warner Music and Universal Music.
2) Universal is the largest company with 31.71% of the music produced in 2005.
Sony are the second largest company with 25.61% of the music produced in 2005.
Warner are the third largest company with 15% of the music produced in 2005.
EMI are the fourth largest company with 9.55% of the music produced in 2005.
These four companies account for 81.87% of the US market in 2005. This meant that these companies pretty much controlled all of the music that would be heard on the radio.
3) The benefits for the big companies of having such a huge market share is that they could keep producing money making artists by modelling them and their songs on current trends. This would mean that they would retain their hold on the market and would easily control what music would be heard.
4)The problems that these large companies are causing are that the huge number of artists that they cover are being groomed and turned into a money making device. The music is now specifically made to be main stream and thus to create money. This is killing a lot of hte creativity that music is supposed to contain, and so has a backlash on the audience as we only get to listen to the music that the record companies allow us.
5)The future looks pretty unknown. Due to the website Spotify, which allows users to listen to whatever songs they want for free, as a giant database of thousands of songs is stored? This could become extremely popular as it saves audiences a huge amount of money on purchasing the music, but could potentially be as bad as piracy, in that the music industry and companies won’t be receiving as much income as if the audience bought the music.
I watched the Music video of All I Ever Wanted by Basshunter and analysed it shot by shot. I noticed that not many of the shots were of the star (Basshunter) and most of them contained a female. One major point is that the video ends with a shot of the main female characcter looking unhappy, which fits with the lyrics in the song "all I ever wanted was to see you smiling".
1. Introduction
I am analysing the music video for Walking Disaster by Sum 41. They are a punk rock band from Canada that were extremely popular in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. Sum 41’s videos often provide a mix of humour by showing silly and abnormal happenings, mixed with shots of the band playing the song, creating a unique style to their videos.
2. What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals, and music and visuals?
The relationship between lyrics and visuals is quite clear throughout the video. There are shots of a single robot walking through a city, which fits in with the lyrics about a lonely person who seems to have no one left in the world who cares about him. As the song goes on, the robot gets into worse and worse situations until it is ultimately dumped in a bin, this happens at the same time as the lyrics talk about it being “too late to save me”, clearly making similarities between what we here and see. Every few shots of the robot are broken up by shots of the band playing the song itself, creating a clear relationship between lyrics/music and the visuals.
3. Are there close-ups of the artist and star image motifs?
There are a huge amount of close-ups on the artists in the video. Whenever we see Sum 41, often we are shown a medium long shot followed by quick cuts through different angled close ups. This clearly shows who song it is without the need for well known stars to take part in the video. Also, because a robot is used as the main character and the only people that we get a good look at are the band, the band is further promoted because it is the robot and them that will be remembered.
4. Is there reference to the notion of looking?
There aren’t many notions of looking in the video, although some interesting ideas do show up. The start of the video shows the robot walking past a fence, giving the idea that it is trapped and isolated from the rest of the world. This fits with what the song is about creating a special link that makes hte video more memorable. We also get interesting shots of the robot trying to cross a road and go up escalators. These are strange because the robot struggles at these tasks as he fails to be noticed, probably because of his height and the fact that it is an inanimate object. Again this links to the lyrics, with the idea that the person the song is about is an inanimate and unnoticed object.
5. Is the music video performance-based, narrative-based or concept-based?
The video is very much narrative based, as what we see fits into the story that is being told by the lyrics. However, it is more than that. The idea that a toy robot is able to walk around a city is odd and thus makes the story slightly performance based. People may see the video but may not enjoy the song, but could still potentially talk to friends about the little walking robot, thus getting Sum 41 more publicity.
6. Conclusion
This music video is a good example for one that link what we see with what hear, as well as including some sort of narrative to the shots. The large number of times that we see the band is also good, as it helps to get them recognised without being intrusive on the narrative of the toy robot. This is quite an enjoyable video as we feel for the robot as the lyrics seem to flesh out his life, making us feel emotionally attacked to him, thus making the video more entertaining.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9vAOzYz-Qs
1. Introduction
I am analysing the video Stylo by The Gorillaz. The Gorillaz are an alternative rock band that is also loosely indie. The band itself hides behind 4 personas, who are shown by 4 cartoon characters. The videos by the Gorillaz often include a mixture of real life and cartoon elements, creating an often very visually pleasing look.
2. What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals, and music and visuals?
The relationship between the video and the lyrics is extremely limited in this example. The video shows the Gorillaz in a car racing through a desert highway with a police car chasing, before it blows up and Bruce Willis makes an appearance as a bandit trying to kill them. The lyrics seem to be just an abstract reality being described. This contrasts and lacks connection to what we see on screen. However, the only slight connections can be found in the tempo, as the video and song itself are both quite fast paced, with the slower parts of the video being shown with the slower parts of the song. Another connection is in the visuals. As the lyrics play, we see one of the characters singing the lyrics in the car, creating some link between song and video.
3. Are there close-ups of the artist and star image motifs?
There are multiple shots showing the Gorillaz in the video, as the whole thing shows them in a car. There are occasionally medium close ups of certain characters, like 2-D looking out of the window, and Murdoch driving. The record company clearly are trying to sell the song as they have called on the famous actor Bruce Willis to play a bandit in the video. He is often on screen with medium close ups and long shots showing him to be a big part of the video, despite not being the band.
The video is different from old Gorillaz videos as they used to be a lot cartoonier, whereas they are now still cartoony, but with attempts to look like real life, similar to the popular animated films like Up.
On the left is the old stlye, cartoon look while on the right is the new CGI effect.
4. Is there reference to the notion of looking?
There are a lot of references to looking in the video. Because the video is shot in and around a car, there are a lot of windows and mirrors that show other things happening. For example, there is a shot of a wing mirror from the outside of the car, showing us what is inside. This makes us out to be outsiders as though we are seeing a story happening. 3.34 minutes into the video, we see Bruce Willis shoot a mirror, but we see Murdoch’s surprised face in the reflection. This makes it seem as though again we are outsiders looking in at the action.
5. Are there intertextual references?
The video relates to Bruce Willis’s films, as he often appears as an armed character who has to chase people down. His films are often full of action (Diehard) and so this references him as a well known action film star. By having him in the video it makes it seem as though the video is a miniature action film.
6. Is the music video performance-based, narrative-based or concept-based?
The video is partly narrative based, as it is a basic chase sequence with a little element of storytelling, the police chases them because they are wanted people, but the police fails, and so a bandit or mercenary takes over. The majority of the video is concept based, as it doesn’t really fit into the lyrics of the song and so is a bit of practice to see what could be done for it.
7. Conclusion
This music video is much less connected to the lyrics, and more focused on trying to sell the song. This is clear by the lack of lyrical and video links, with there being very few points in which what is being sang relates to what is seen. The fact that a famous actor is also in the video increases the idea that hte band really just want to get the song noticed and be a success.
I have been researching the conventions of music videos and their genres.
I found a really good website that lists lots of conventions for music videos, as well as some features that stand out in specific genres. Conventions Site
A user on Wikianswers stated that some typical conventions are also: "The artist is shown performing, the lyrics of the song influence what is shown in the video and the pace of editing fits the pace of the music"
Overall, I found out that similar song's music videos often include the following conventions:
- Black and white
- Artist/Band is shown throughout
- Use of long shots
- Use of extreme close ups
- Dark locations
- Some special effects
- Lyrics influence what is shown
- Casual clothing is worn
Personally, I don't believe that the stars are required in their music videos.
There are a lot of bands who I would not recognize if I met them face to face, and therefore by having them in their own video would not make a huge difference as there will be a large amount of viewers who won't realise that it is the artists that they are watching, not just listening to. A counter arguement for this is that by having the stars in the video, the viewers will be able to familiarise themselves with the artists more, and be able to recognise them if they are in other music videos.
However, some songs don't use the music stars in them and instead, use famous actors. For example, The Day I Died by Just Jack uses James Nesbitt as the character the song is about, while The Prodigy's Invaders Must Die uses Noel Clarke as the character in the video, as shown below.
However, if the artist is able to perform on camera, then by having themselves in their own music videos could turn out really well, as is the case with Jamiroquai and most Girl/Boy groups. This then helps them create an image as well as show the story in hte song as how they see it.
Overall though, I still don't think that it is a neccesatiy that the artists or stars perform in music videos, as often good videos are made up of both the stars or completely unknown actors. I think that if the stars are used in their own videos entirely depends on how the artists feel and look on camera, and what the song itself is about.
As a class, we were tasked with re-creating the music video for Busted's That's What I Go To School For. My part in the creation was acting, editing and partial filming.
As an actor, I had to perform as Charlie, one of the singers. This was good practice for learning how to lip sync, and as I am likely to take place in our final task video, this will have been useful for me.
For the editing, we took turns as a class to edit parts of the video together. I only edited a small amount of the chorus part, but it was enough to get an understanding on what editing is like and how to get things to fit together. It also allowed me to look at the different effects and transitions that are available for video editing software. However, I have decided that I will use a different editing program to Adobe Premier Pro.
Finally, for the small amount of camera work I did, I learnt how to set up shots and to get angles and lighting to work pretty well. I already knew quite a bit about using the cameras from my project last year, but the Preliminary Task helped me to see just how many shots would be needed for a music video.
