Research and Planning

After coming back from our summer exams, we had to do two tasks. These were

learning to Lip sync, by selecting a song, learning the words , and filming ourselves

singing it. Then using Adobe Premier Pro, cutting our sound, and placing the song on

top,

then timing it all so that we lip synced. We also had to re-create the first 30 seconds or

so,

of a music video. This was a lot harder, we had to story board the original video

first,

then make our own plan of shots and days. We had to select cast members and props

needed.

There was a lot of organisation involved.

Which of the planning tasks was most useful?

The planning tasks included us testing and applying our immediate knowledge, to see how we go on with lip-syncing, filming and editing. They were quite useful , because we came to realise just how difficult it was to lip sync, especially when applying the original track in post-production, getting the timings right was very hard. The most useful was editing the lip syncing with the track, because it gave us more of an idea when we re-made the first few seconds of the music video. We gained a slightly better knowledge on Adobe Premier Pro, but it still wasn't without it's difficulties.

What kinds of planning do you wish you had done more of?

I think we could have done more planning when it came to learning the music and order of the video and keeping all cast members informed of what we were doing, by supplying them with a reasonably detailed storyboard or schedule.

What kinds of planning do you expect to be doing during the A2 year?

Planning needs to be carefully done next year, because that will keep us on track and organised, and everyone will have a better idea of what we are doing. I will take more time on:-

Cast Lists- (who plays what)
Cast Props- (who has what)
What shots on what days

Timings

Story Boarding

Durations of shots

Shooting scripts

Informing cast members on changes and decisions