Music Vid question
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AwakenedFilms
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Hi DM Rider,
I have been on a number of music video shoots and have found that a combination of the two are best. I like to do a few 'master shots', wide / moving shots running the length of the song. Then pick up shots and specific CU's and cutaways utilizing specific parts of the song.
One director I worked with planned every shot out and based the schedule on more than 75 short 1 or 2 sentence-lyric-shots. In theory it was great, but in practice we had a lot of down time because the schedule had no room in it for inevitable last minute changes.
I too am curious to hear what other DVXUSERS are doing in their musicVid shoots.
J
I have been on a number of music video shoots and have found that a combination of the two are best. I like to do a few 'master shots', wide / moving shots running the length of the song. Then pick up shots and specific CU's and cutaways utilizing specific parts of the song.
One director I worked with planned every shot out and based the schedule on more than 75 short 1 or 2 sentence-lyric-shots. In theory it was great, but in practice we had a lot of down time because the schedule had no room in it for inevitable last minute changes.
I too am curious to hear what other DVXUSERS are doing in their musicVid shoots.
J
Richard J. Johnson
Joystick Member
I have done dozens of Music VIdeos, some good, some bad. If I am working with a Rapper I generally just let the song play all the way thru. Even though the visual may not show up until the 3rd verse, the extra coverage is always a plus. And usually the song is only 3 to 4 minutes anyway, so letting him/her go all the way through may add an hour to your day. If I am working with a Rap group I break the song up into verses and cue them depending on who is in the shot. For all other genres I just let the song play through. I am all about getting extra performance footage because the storyboards and treatments never translate perfectly to screen.
i have done a lot of music videos and I always plan it depending on concept. If it's performance base or story or a cross in between. I always plan out each shot and where im going to cut next and I usually end up with 150+ shots. Best advice I can give is get a lot of coverage and cut-a-ways. You don't want to run out of places to cut to. You don't want to stay on your subject all the time because it'll become very redundant. Also, it's better to have 2 cameras one for MS and CU both running at the same time when filming the artist. Music videos are tricky but yet very forgiving, especially holding the viewers' attention for 4min. So, it has to be very stylized. Hope that helps.
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thanks for the good advice. I have access to 2 more HVX's but I'm using my redrock setup so I want to stick to one cam. Plus I feel more comfortable if I have complete control over what's being shot.
The lead singer owns the building we are shooting in so we have 24/7 access to it. I'm planning on just shooting all night and taking it slow and getting as much footage as possible. I'll just make a list of all the shots I want, that should give me a good base to start from.
The lead singer owns the building we are shooting in so we have 24/7 access to it. I'm planning on just shooting all night and taking it slow and getting as much footage as possible. I'll just make a list of all the shots I want, that should give me a good base to start from.