Finished Re-Make

This is our finished edit, of Five's 'Everybody Get Up' and I am really pleased with the result!



Q4. How do you think your workshop experiences will impact on your approach to next term's music video coursework?

I think this workshop has been extremely helpful and has definitely left me more confident about making my own music video. It's given me a great insight into the music video making process and has shown me the great amount of work involved in creating something great. It's shown me that I can't be too adventurous when making our coursework music video, due to time constrictions and it has also highlighted the importance of a well planned schedule to make sure everything runs smoothly.

It means when we make our own music videos, we will be more equipped at keeping the actors motivated and energized so that the shots look effective. We will also be better at showing other people the choreography as we have been able to learn some ourselves, and we will also be able to relay our lip-syncing techniques to our actors as we have had lots of practice at perfecting the techniques and we have been able to see what works best on camera.

I've learnt about the different roles that need to be present on the shoot, and although we won't have the same number of crew available, we will be able to share the roles within our group to the best of our ability, making sure all areas are covered to make the shoot run as smoothly as possible. The experience I gained from this workshop is invaluable, and it has taught me a great deal on how to make our own shoot successful.

Q3. Are you pleased with the footage and your edit? Is it how you expected it to look?

I am really pleased with the footage we managed to get, as we have pretty much all the necessary shots to edit the video successfully to match Five's own video. The overall look and style of the footage is very professional, and much better than I originally anticipated. It was shot on a 5D Mark II Canon and it mad the footage look like a real music video due to the high quality resolution, rather than a school remake and this fulfills our objective. I think it also helped filming the shots from two angles (with two cameras) as then we had more variety when it came to editing and it meant we could make the editing faster paced as we had more shots to cut from/to.

Q2. What did you learn from participating in the workshop?

• I learnt that a lot of patience is required to make sure all the necessary shots are filmed, and at the beginning of the day it took quite a while for the crew to prepare the set-ups as they were having a few issues with the equipment.
• A lot of time is taken to make sure the set is fully prepared and organised for the next set-up, eg. lighting and camera position etc. to make sure the shot is going to be as close to perfect as possible.

• I learnt that small changes in the technical equipment can make a big difference, such as when the lights which were pulsing on the stage were changed from 40-70 and the lights were made much brighter which made the footage much more effective.
• It takes a few takes for the actors to get their performance exactly right, and to get used to their movement on stage etc. in the confined space.
• It taught me how exhausting music video shoots actually are! There is a lot of waiting involved, but then when it comes to your part, an extremely energetic performance is required. 
• You need to keep energy levels high throughout the day, and this was especially important for us, as the most important crowd scenes were at the end of the day.

• I got the chance to have a go at being a 'cable basher' and I felt this was a great chance to experience what it would be like when you first start off in the industry, and although it wasn't the most glamorous job, I felt that I learnt a lot from being near the camera equipment and by the filming itself.

• It is really important on set to keep everyone's morale and energy high so that the director and camera man can get the best possible shots. Although it was tiring, the shots where we were more enthusiastic look a lot better, and far more realistic than the shots where we lack energy. It is helpful in group shots when there are large amounts of people as it is easier to keep the energy high, and to make sure everyone is still enjoying themselves!
• I also learnt that a clear timing and shot schedule helps the shoot run a lot more smoothly and rapidly than without. We had a call sheet which outlined who was needed when for their specific shots and it made it much easier to be organised and on time.

      The main crew we had were:

• Director - Jake Wynne
• Producer - Ms. Blackborow
• 1st Assistant Director - Jasmine Blackborow
• Cameraman - Josh Cohen
• Lighting - Tom Poffley
• Instant Playback - Matt Gabzdyl
• Grip - Matt Barnes

Q1. Did you enjoy the workshop day? What were your best bits and why?

I really enjoyed the workshop day, and it was definitely one of my favourite moments in media so far! Although the day was tiring, everyone on set kept the energy high and there was a lot of team spirit. I really enjoyed when we filmed the group shots of the chorus where we were able to do the choreography we practiced earlier in the week. I also really liked seeing how the crew worked together on the shoot to get everything done as well as possible, and to create the best end result.

One of my other favourite moments was right at the end when we all jumped on the crash mats (and I got flattened) at the end after we heard the golden words 'That's a wrap!'. It was also great to see Josh (the camera man) use the complex equipment and to see such a great quality camera in use. I'm really glad I got the opportunity to see and be part of such a professional production!

Re-Edit Task

Unfortunately I was unable to do the re-edit as I was away on a biology trip, but I was given a tutorial by Chris on what the others did whilst I was away.

Things main thing I learnt from the tutorial:

• That you need to shoot the whole song from each set-up the whole way through.
• This means that when you edit you have a lot of choice for cutting inbetween shots.
• In the Five video, they had 30 shots, and 156 cuts, so you can see that they used the range of shots they filmed to their advantage.
• They had a performance bed on which they added layers of
• This has shown me that when we shoot our own music video we will need to make sure we film the whole song at each set-up, so that we're not short of choice when editing.

Group 1 Lip Sync: Five - Everybody Get Up

This is the lip-sync which Megan and I created to Five's song 'Everybody Get Up'. We made it as practice for the music video workshop which we will be doing in a couple of weeks. It was a great chance to practice being in front of the camera and to build our confidence up, and it made us realise how important it is to sing along so that when you edit it, it looks realistic. It also reminded us how important it is to know all the lyrics off by heart so that the filming can be as efficient as possible. In some of the shots, we don't have as much energy, and so we learnt that we need to be more expressive in the real music video on the workshop day. I found this task really helpful and it was definitely enjoyable!

As we are also using this as our audition video, I feel like I would be most suited to one of the smaller parts as this is where I feel most comfortable, and so therefore I will be able to make it more believable.