One minute re-shoot

One minute re-shoot:


Here is mine and Rediola's one minute re-shoot that enabled us to practice with a variety of camera angles, lip synching and also editing techniques in aid of the real music video we will later be producing.




Firstly we asked a friend if she would be the character within our music video, using the canon zoom lens we then filmed a variety of shots with the song playing in the back ground. In order to ensure that the music and actions within the shots were in time and cut on beat we would replay most of the song each time we videoed, especially while we was lip synching to ensure that we always had enough video to be able to cut away during editing. Each shot we took we filmed around 5-10 seconds either side of the action. We found this was suitable and during editing allowed us with enough freedom if any mistakes had been made, or shots went missing when we was ready to upload to the macs to begin to edit together. When we started editing we first uploaded all of the videos to Final cut pro, before carefully selecting which ones we would use for the finishing product and then lining them up in order. The real music video 'Me too' by Meghan Trainor was then downloaded and uploaded into Final cut so that we were able to match the shots to those of the original video, as well as ensure that lip synching fit in place. We removed all sound from our shots and then cut each videos as closely to the original shots as we could. We used the original video side by side to our version so that we were able to get the shots at as close a time to the original as possible and match which shots went where.


Here is the original Meghan Trainor music video 'Me too'





Here is our one minute re-shoot of the video above:



Filming the re-shoot of an original music video helped me to understand and learn new techniques that will be necessary when filming my own music video. It allowed me to practice filming lip syncing as well as how best to ensure the music and lip synching fits together so it makes sense and looks professional during editing. Filming the re-shoot improved my filming skills and gave me ideas for shots that could be used in my own video.


In the re-shoot there are parts that went well and also aspects that I would improve if I was to film and edit again later on. I think that overall the video successfully matches the original and shots are relatively similar, we was also able to ensure on beat editing throughout as cuts are made as the music drops, changes or finishes. Doing this allows the music video to flow well and makes it easy for the eye off the audience. This shows that there is a clear relationship between the music and the video and often also increases the pace of the video and improves the 'want to dance' aspect of music.
Another thing that went well was the slight shallow depth of field during the first shot which adds more detail making the video more interesting and therefore stand out from other videos. When filming my own video I hope to include shallow depth of field when filming to create a similar effect on the audience. Something that went well while filming our one minute re-shoot is that we were able to found an actor that was confident in what she was doing, this meant the overall video appeared more professional and allowed the process to seem more natural and the video to be shown as more realistic.


There are however, some aspects of the music video that could be improved and I will ensure I do when filming and producing our own version. The lighting when the shots change between the bathroom and the bedroom vary drastically from an orange calming light to a bright and sharp light making the change in room distinctive and obvious. If I was to edit this again, I would add a filter over the shots to try to match the colour as best as possible. I could also use orange or white lamps to try to match the lighting in each room. When filming my own music video I will use filters as well as filler lights to try to maintain a similar lighting in different settings and environments so that there isn't a sharp change in the final product. There are also some parts of the re-shoot that do not directly match the original, for example, within the original video blurred effects and edits have been used to make it loom almost as if we are seeing through the characters eyes and highlight the fact that she has just woken up. In our version however, this effect isn't present. In order to create it I would use shallow depth of field while filming and then blur out parts of the shot to create an effect that is similar. Doing this would have put more focus on the character herself and represent the 'Me' and self importance suggested through the lyrics. Some lip synching is very slightly out of time to the music, to correct this I would need to increase and decrease some shot lengths which will be a priority when editing my own music video, however, making this mistake enabled me to understand how it can be fixed and hopefully ensure it doesn't happen again. Throughout the remake the shot movements generally fit the music and the original video, however, there are some shots that should be still although as a result to the positioning of the camera are very slightly shaky. If I was to re edit this product I would use the stabilizing tool on Final Cut and hopefully make the music video smoother and more natural. One other thing I will be careful of when filming my own music video is the shadows that are created as a result to artificial lighting. I will be careful with the positioning of lights and objects to make sure unwanted shadows aren't present.


When filming my music video, I will now be aware of the issues and common mistakes that could arise. The most important thing I will do is ensure lighting within different shots doesn't change and to maintain consistency by keeping a close eye on the filler lights used as well as the light change between rooms. Doing this will make sure the video appears natural.


From the re-shoot I developed my editing skills, and learnt new filming techniques that will be useful when filming a music video.