New project: Music Video

   A few days ago we finished the Commercial project. I filmed a commercial and my product was Gatorade. The part i was best at was the filming process because it was an easy set up and i can know how to control the camera to film what i want to film. The part i didn't like was editing because the editing software was kind of slow and it was a really long process. Also in editing, i had a few inconveniences too. My new project will be much easier because its a music video. I don't have to film myself or on campus. I'm going to find actors and a perfect setting to film. I feel much better making this with the experience i have gained in the previous project.

   The song i choose is Counting Stars by One Republic. The genre is pop or teen pop. This genre of music is easy to make a music video because it has clear conventions and a mis en scene. It is really simple and all pop music videos are the same. the song is about love and i have come up with a story following some of the lyrics. Since the video has to be a 1:15 I'm going to have to use only a part of the song because it is too long.

Conventions-

   Common conventions in Music videos are: tints and filters in the editing to boost the colors. It doesn't have a narrative and it is mostly based off of the performance of the actors. The music is mostly on relationships, break-ups, and parties. So the music video has to be based of that.

1.Costume:Common costumes are dresses and tuxedos, or fancy clothes because of the party. They also have lots of accessories.

2.Lighting:Bright colors, and light lighting is really common. Also being dark in the night or a poorly lit room.

3.Actors:Actors will have to dance and perform. Some of the music video is dancing so they will have to dance.

4.Makeup:In pop music videos they use lots of makeup to make all of the actors look perfect.It is always used in pop.

5.Props:Props would be party supplies, flowers or romantic things.

6.Scenery:The scenery will be decorated to look like a party and to look slightly sad because it will be a break-up. It will be dark in some of the scenes.

Sound and Editing-

   Sound of course will be the music and the editing will be adding tints and filters to video. There will be lots of  close-ups and long shots of dancing/partying scenes.