Footage of Myself Using Planning Documents and Explanation

Whilst making my music video it was vital to have some planning documents to refer to, whilst filming. This is because I could look back on my notes to recreate what I imagined would happen in the video. Therefore, I could look back and picture the video in my head whilst trying to recreate it on film. Without the use of my planning documents it would have made filming more difficult and it would have taken twice the time.

I was also aware of the props and costumes that were going to be used, therefore I could make this look more significant when filming. For example I knew that in the studio shots the lead singer would be wearing a classic red dress, so therefore it was important to make this more visible, using lighting ect.

The most important planning document for my music video was the anamatic, this is because it was a visual plan of what the video was going to look like before any filming had taken place. I would watch my anamatic on the day of any filming so that i could remind myself of the different shot types used, as well as props and costumes.  

List of Props, Costumes and Make Up

There very few props used in my music video, those that were used are:

• Guitar
• Iphone
• Car 

The costumes that were worn by the performers were casual clothing for the guitarist, which included a branded t-shirt and jeans. However, for the main performer I asked her to bring in a red dress to wear for the performance shots, as well as casual clothing, when taking photos of herself.

Make up was only worn by the main performer in the music video, however, this was a very subtle style of make up.

Second Draft of Music Video

I have now completed my final draft of my music video, one of the changes being made was changing the background from the green screen. I have no added some more colours to make the video look more colourful and exciting, however, improvements can be made in some of these shots as the background is a little patchy. I have also made the guitar solo shots cut faster, therefore being able to enhance the pace of the music video. This is good because the video has now got more energy to it on these particular shots. I have also incorporated some shots of the singer taking photos of herself. This is effective because it links in with the lyrics used in the song, making the music video more realistic.