Production Diary 20 – Shot list and altering shot type in music video

I completed a shot list which included the details of each shot in my music video. For every shot I noted the type of shot it was e.g. close up, a description of the shot e.g. lip-syncing with props as well as the timing of it in the music video e.g. 0:00-0:26. This then gives a brief outline of my music video which is handy to use if I wanted to change the variation of the shot type for example.

After completing the shot list, it had helped me to change some of the shot types as I had little variation throughout the video. I looked though my music video and changed some of the shot types so that all close ups were about the same size and all mid shots were the same so that there is a clear distinction between the two type of shots.

Shot list

Shot List

I listed all the shots in my music video in chronological order. For each shot I mentioned the shot type such as close up and mid shot. For the details I described what happened in the shot and which part of the song it corresponded to e.g. verse, chorus. Finally I noted the exact timing of each shot of my music video.

Production Diary 19 - Music video shoot BTS

This week I did made a behind the scenes video for my music video shoot. To do this I imported the photos I had taken and made the duration of each photo very quick so that it created a time lapse effect. I added background music to it using Bruno Mars’ “Runaway Baby” and since I only used part of the song I added a fade effect so that the song didn’t finish abruptly. I also added in a brief title in the beginning and credits at the end. After I had completed this I upload it on YouTube and then posted it on my blog.

I also uploaded some raw footage of my music video through YouTube. I picked out some videos which I could talk about in terms of how it was different to my actual music video –editing.

Raw footage

Here are some examples of the raw footage of my music video. As you can see I had made significant changes to this footage in the actual music video by trimming it, removing the green background as well as adding in a coloured background and some text. I also muted the audio of the raw footage and added in a high quality version of the song instead. I had also resized some of my clips in Premiere as they only filled up half of the screen (like in raw footage 2).

 

Music video shoot - behind the scenes