I did enjoy the workshop day, it was very tiring but getting to try equipment out and getting involved was very fun and made up for it. I particularly enjoyed getting to do playback as it was an important role and I felt like I was doing something important and helping the actors learn their particular moves.
I also liked controlling the music when the shot was being played as I knew I had the power to stop the sound if I wanted to so I felt more responsible. Another thing I enjoyed was working as a team and performing in the afternoon. It was interesting to see what it was like to be on the other side of a camera, and ill be able to use this experience to work well with actors who I could be filming.
2. What have you learnt from participating in each of the prelim tasks?
In the first task for the prelim I had to analyse the STARSTRUKK music video by 3OH!3 (feat Katy Perry). I found it very interesting observing in detail the techniques that were included in the video and the way the actors perform, and enjoyed finding things I had never noticed before.
In the second prelim where we had to do lip syncing to a music video. I realised how hard it is, you actually have to sing the words not just pretend to be by moving your mouth. I also found having to learn all the lyrics difficult.
In the third task I learnt about how to perform a dance routine as a group. I learnt how to keep time and it also improved my teamwork skills.
In the final remake task I learnt about different roles on set such as assistant director and lighting crews. I especially learnt about playback as I got try that out.
3. Are you pleased with the footage and your edit? Is it how you expected it to look?
I am quite pleased with the way it turned out and with the way we edited it. Even though it was not exactly the same as the original music video, it was still much more similar than I thought it was going to be. I was particularly impressed by the almost identical costumes worn by the actors and very accurate backdrops, this made the music video more like the original.
I think we edited quite accurately having the same effects done to the shots and exactly the same cuts, but I believe we should have done slightly better grading and colour correcting when editing our piece.
4. How do you think your prelim experiences will impact on your approach to next term's music video coursework?
I think I will be much more prepared for next years coursework, specifically the practical side. I have learnt how lip syncing works and how the overall performance side is achieved. The experienced I gained from the prelim will give me more confidence in achieving an idea and has made me more prepared to perform if need be in a music video without being embarrassed and nervous.
I have also learnt techniques used when editing music videos, such as how to align the sound tracks using the sound waves to create a realistic lip sync. Also learning to work with many shots which are very short and cut very quickly.
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