'Preliminary exercise: Research and planning'

 


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

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

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  • Vicetone – “Waiting”Camerawork: Uses wide shots of landscapes and locations rather than focusing on the artists.Editing: The shots change in time with the music and create a relaxed atmosphere.Mise-en-scène: Natural landscapes and outdoor settings are used.Lyrics are incorporated into the visuals.



  • Vicetone – “Home”Camerawork: Uses scenery and environmental shots instead of mainly showing the performers.Editing: Uses different locations and shots to keep the visuals interesting.Mise-en-scène: Outdoor locations and natural scenery create a calm atmosphere.Text/lyrics are an important part of the video.


  • Vicetone – “Feels Like”Camerawork: Uses landscape and location shots with a focus on the environment.Editing: Cuts between different scenery and visuals to match the music.Mise-en-scène: Outdoor locations and natural lighting create a relaxed visual style.Lyrics/text are used alongside the footage.


3) Write a short music video treatment for your extract (this is basically a script for your TikTok 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.


My music video will use Drake’s “Passionfruit” and will have a relaxed style using POV shots, scenery and lyrics on screen. I use pov walking around outdoor locations such as the coast,. I will use natural lighting and casual clothing to make the artist relatable to the audience, while lyrics will appear on screen throughout the video to match the music.




4) Write a shot list containing EVERY shot you plan to film AND additional shots to create flexibility when editing (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
  1. Wide shot – beach/ocean
  2. Close-up – sand
  3. Extreme close-up – footprints in sand
  4. Wide shot – waves/beach
  5. Close-up – grass/ground
  6. Medium/wide shot – path and grass
  7. Wide shot – park/field
  8. Extreme close-up – keyboard
  9. Medium shot – computer setup/desk
  10. Wide shot – sky/cloud


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. 

settings-coast and outside settings Coast, beach, streets and other outdoor locations.

Costume: Normal, casual clothes so the artist feels relatable to the audience.

Props: No major props. The focus will be on the scenery and POV footage.

Make-up: Natural/simple appearance.

Lighting: Natural daylight.

Iconography: Outdoor scenery, walking, casual clothing and POV shots will create a relaxed style that matches the song.



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 planned equipment and any other aspects you need to arrange.
 
the style of artist is wearing normal clothes to connect with the audience 
6) Plan a shooting schedule that will ensure everything is filmed by the deadline. Include when, where, who is required, in a music 

Over next week a phone  coast, outdoor and on the roads


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