Second Project: Music Video

After completing the commercial, Nyaira and I were assigned to create a music video. The music video was to be of a song and be 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds. Since we had the basics of filming and editing down from the commercial, we wanted to expand to some different shots and edits. This time we wanted a more intricate story that involved reminiscing about the past as well as reuniting in the present. Included in the storyboard was a mirrored dance that reflected that though we've moved on we are still in sync. The storyboard called for grown-up costumes and kid costumes which was a new technique of costume change. In addition, we filmed off of school property at Flippos which had a dance room for the older scenes and slides for the younger scenes. From the commercial, we learned a bit about how to act. We wrote down scenes with camera angles and how the story would look at the forefront. Due to this writing, the acting was better and more natural in the video. We also discussed kinds of mannerisms of smaller children and incorporated these in the kid scenes. We decided on dancing as the best form of expression for the mirrored present we both share. Nyaira and I both love to dance and thought a music video was the perfect opportunity to include out passion. The editing was also taken to a new level to cut together sliding from the top to the bottom of slides. We were also able to use filters to make a black and white scenes to differentiate emotions at throughout. One thing in the commercial that we fixed was transitions. The new transitions included matching images from one cell to the next and fade in and fade-outs. Though the music video was longer, the extra time allowed for more nuances and extra footage to help tell the story. The filming and editing had to tell the whole story since there was no dialogue for this cut. This project helped me grow in writing, filming and editing to to be able to film the final project to the best of my abilities.