Saturday, 28 November 2015

BFI (Part 3)

A few facts that we have learned whilst at the trip...

In the 1990's:

  • Massive budgets for music videos
  • only 40 x $1m music videos
  • Michael Jackson's 'Scream' $10,870,714 (1995)
  • 27 between 1987-2007
In 2015:

  • Adele's 'Hello' had 485 million views on youtube 
  • She also had 27.7 million views in 24 hours 


As well as this, we had also learned that there are 10 steps to making a music video.

1.

  • Assess your resources
  • performers
  • tech kit
  • location
  • props/costumes
  • timeframe


2.

  • Warm up 
  • lip-sync
  • remake video/ancillary
  • photoshoot


3.

  • Recce
  • limit locations
  • photos and footage
  • floor plan
  • access to lights and power
  • initial risk assessment
4. 
  • Pitch
  • treatment
  • moodboard
  • technical
  • production solutions
  • ancillary tasks
5.
  • Planning
  • no idea? don't get stuck
  • its all in my head just an idea
  • great idea? still just an idea
6.
  • Plan
  • storyboard
  • animatic
  • shooting schedule
  • tech prep
  • shoot early
  • rehearse
7.
  • Shoot
  • ten time (different set-ups)
  • cutaways
  • extra angles
  • lighting changes
  • close-ups
  • motivation
8.
  • Edit
  • sync everything
  • paper edit
  • whole picture
  • cut again
  • feedback
  • grade and effects
9.
  • Evidence
  • pitches
  • photos
  • behind the scenes
  • screen grabs
  • all test
  • save versions
10.
  • Evaluation
  • directors commentry/ dvd extras
  • interviews and press release/pitch
  • director website/ 'showreel'
All of the points highlighted show that these are the tasks completed whilst in the process of shooting our music video and editing it. 

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