Preliminary exercise: Music video extract

 

1) State the song you have chosen for your preliminary exercise.


Blinding LIghts

2) Choose at least three music videos similar to your concept and watch a clip or more from each. Make bullet-point notes on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing and mise-en-scene.

Dua Lipa – “Physical”
  • Clops up
  • An insert of the song name as well as her brand (herself) Which is something I will use myself
  • The beat is synth pop
  • Lightning, Low key- red background

Calvin Harris & The Weeknd – “Over Now”
  • Neon lighting
  • Fits the 80's call back music
  • Setting, even if it is animated it fits the backgrounds I would like to use

The Weeknd – “In the Night”
  • Fits the tone of my music video
  • Fast paced editing
  • Good use of lighting

3) Write a short music video treatment for your extract (this is basically a script for your music video). You can find an example of a treatment here. If you are making your real coursework then feel free to use the treatment from your summer project.

Scene 1

For this I will be recreating the fist part of Blinding Lights. It starts same as Blinding lights, Neon Echo is bloodied and bruised. He starts laughing as the music intensifies. It slowly is zooming in on his bloodied face as it starts to blink rapidly. A cut is made where the insert of Neon Echo is made for the brand/logo.

Scene 2

He suddenly wakes up, startled and confused. He starts to walk, the camera is following him. It cuts from a medium close up to a medium shot from the back. Tracking shot of him walking as the music slowly starts to play.



4) Write a shot list containing EVERY shot you plan to film AND additional shots to create flexibility when editing (in a music video you will find you need FAR more shots than you think, particularly close-ups). These additional shots can be close-ups, alternative angles or something more creative. I advise using a simple table on Microsoft Word/Google Docs to set out your shot list - you can find an example here (this is from narrative filmmaking but the same format can be used for any video project). 

  • Close up of his facial expressions
  • Extreme close up of his bloodied face
  • Medium shot when he wakes up
  • Medium close up when he is startled
  • Tracking shot as he is walking
  • Handheld shot as he is stumbling 

5) Plan your mise-en-scene: what iconography are you including to ensure your audience understands the genre and style of your artist? Plan your settings, costume, make-up, props and lighting. 

  • Iconography: Neon lights, urban cityscapes
  • Setting: Neon-lit streets of London 
  • Costume: Black outfits 
  • Make-up: Blood on his face
  • Props: None
  • Lighting: Neon lighting 

6) Plan a shooting schedule that will ensure everything is filmed by the deadline. Include when, where, who is required, planned equipment and any other aspects you need to arrange. 

Where- Central London, Probably at Waterloo 
When- Saturday 5th of October when night falls
Who- A single friend
Equipment required- Phone/camera

This is the logo that I will use


https://youtu.be/cb5u-ySlHdw

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