Lip syncing

Lip syncing is something I am having to take a lot of time over for my music video. If the clips of the singer and band members are not synchronized with the music, the video will look unprofessional. Since I recorded audio with my footage, it is easier to lip sync because I can put the clips in so that they music on the footage is in time with the real audio, then all I need to do is cut the clip where I want it.

Work Experience

Camera that was used for filming

On Friday 2nd, I went for work experience with a BBC film crew. We were on two locations, one was a pub just outside Camden and the other was an old house in the same area. I was mainly working with the sound department and got to operate a boom mic for one scene and operate the mixing desk for two scenes. Here I have some pictures of my experience but unfortunately the picture quality isn't great due to the pictures being taken on my iPhone.
From this experience I learned a lot about filming techniques and camera operation, that I can transfer to my project. I also learned a lot about the most effective ways to organise a film shoot, and about how to position and effectively use lighting. This are all skills that I can use in my project.

Park of the mixing desk's rig

Part of the mixing desk's rig

Filming outside the house late at night

Filming in the Pub

PLANNING: MOOD BOARD

Here is a mood board that I created on the website www.bhldn.com . I have tried to get across how I want the music video to look and feel, how I want my audience to feel when watching it and how I want to have a very DIY approach. 

PLANNING: EDITING TECHNIQUES

Editing is very important in music videos because if it is not done well and in time to the music, the video can seem very unprofessional and just wouldn't look right to the viewer. One music video that I found that is a good example of an effective use of editing is the video for "That Golden Rule" by Biffy Clyro, which you should be able to watch in the video box on this post. During the verses the camera cuts very rapidly between shots. This gives the verse a very energetic feel and goes with the loud and fast sound, but it doesn't look messy and random because the cuts are in time with the beat of the song. In the chorus however the editing calms everything down a little. The shots of the singer (Simon Neil) singing, are put into slow motion, and the shots are displayed for a lot longer before they cut. In actual fact, the song doesn't slow down an awful lot in the chorus, but the editing gives the impression that it does.
In my music video, I am going to put in a lot of time to make sure that the cuts in my music video are to the beat of the song because I believe it will be more visually engaging and will also look more professional.
Aside from cutting and slow motion, I will also need to think about adding things like colour correction and blurs etc, which I have already started to do on the footage I have shot.

PLANNING: Asking Permission

I asked permission to use the song on Dinosaur Pile Up's facebook page. Most large bands wouldn't reply to posts like this on facebook pages, but Dinosaur Pile Up often communicate with their fans who message them via Facebook

PLANNING: Call Sheet

Here is the call sheet I will be using for the band scenes which will all be shot in one evening

PLANNING: Time Line

I made a time line for the narrative parts of my music video. I wrote what happens next to the lyrics so that it will be easier to put together when it comes to editing