The document provides guidance for students producing a music video as part of a media week project. It will be completed in groups over 3 days - pre-production and practice on day 1, filming on day 2, and editing on day 3. Key roles like producer, director, camera operator, and editor are outlined. Students are advised to storyboard, plan shots using different angles, and focus on quality lipsyncing to the song. Tips are given like keeping the production simple, knowing the song well, and having fun.

2. Media Week: Music Video Production

3. Media Week: Music Video - The Project Working in groups, you will Produce, Film and Edit a Music Video for a track of your choice!

4. Media Week: Music Video - The Project Day 1: Pre-Production and Practice Day 2: Production (The Filming) Day 3: Post-Production (The Editing) This is a tight schedule so you will need to make the best use of your time - in and out of class.

6. Media Week: Music Video Production Roles and Responsibilities

14. Media Week: Music Video Production Composing Your Shots

15. Shows entire body and some of the surroundings. Often used at the start of a program or scene. Lets the audience know where the action is set. Sometimes called Long Shot (LS) Wide Shot (WS) Composition/Framing

16. Includes the upper half of the body, cutting the person off near the waist. Shows more character emotion, or reaction than wide shot. A typical shot for interviews. Often called Mid-Shot Medium Shot (MS) Composition/Framing

17. “ Head and shoulders” shot. Provides even more emotion or reaction than the Medium shot. When focused on objects, helps audience see details that they might otherwise miss. Often used for interviews. Close Up (CU) Composition/Framing

18. Maximum dramatic effect. Used when speech or reaction is very important or very emotional. Commonly used on MTV Extreme Close-up (ECU) Composition/Framing

19. Media Week: Music Video Production The Camera

20. Media Week: Music Video Production Today’s Practice: To film any ‘ordinary task’ being completed. The task must be covered using ALL the angles mentioned today. This sequence will then be edited using i-Movie.

21. Media Week: Music Video Production The Editing Software

22. Media Week: Music Video Production Planning your Video Project….

24. Storyboards Production/Title

25. Storyboards

31. Editing: Cut: The most common transition/edit. Generally used to show the same scene/action from a different angle. It is the replacement of one shot with another. Dissolve: After the cut, this is the most common transition used. It is the simultaneous fading out of one shot, and the fading into the next. Usually used to signal a change in time or location. Fade: A ‘dissolve’ to or from Black (or another colour). Sometimes used to signal the passage time.

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