Introduction to Music Video

Looking back, there were some highs and lows to our commercial but we are moving on to filming our music video. However, the commercial taught us some very important lessons regarding the film making process. First of all, learning to plan and use a storyboard was very useful. We had to create a sketch and description of each scene we would be creating. This saved loads of time because we knew exactly how we wanted to film each scene and we did not have to rerecord scenes. Secondly, we learned how to use Final Cut Pro. Although we had never been exposed to the software, we were able to learn how to add transitions, special effects, music, and color-grade. Finally, we learned not to procrastinate. There are many due dates throughout the project including blog, filing, and editing due dates. Managing these due dates however is very difficult, and something my group could improve upon. We will need to schedule times to get together and film throughout this project in order to complete it on time.

Now, for the music video, our first objective was to figure out song we would be re creating in our commercial.  We watched many videos on YouTube of music videos, parodies, and songs. After much debate, we decided to recreate the song Young Dumb and Broke by Khalid. First of all, the song associates with students in high school. Most students don’t have a job, and can be wreck less at times so  we believed  it would relate without our audience. Additionally, the song we choose obviously had to have clean lyrics as we were doing a school project. Young Dumb and Broke does not include any vulgar language or explicit references. Finally we believed the song would be easy to recreate. This is because we already have clothes (costumes) or accessories (props) that most high school students would have. Additionally, the settings for our scenes would be easily accessible such as the parking lot, school, or beach.

C.L.A.M.P.S:

1. Costumes: The costumes we will be using are just normal everyday attire for the average teen. We want to try and make the clothing as related to the song as possible. So wearing fancy clothing would contradict the whole video. Average clothing consists of hoodies, redshirts, shorts & jeans.
2. Lighting: We will be using natural light from wherever we film. We wont be bringing in any special lighting due to the fact that the music video is supposed to be fairly average and relatable to a teenager.
3. Actors: Our actors will be the three people in our group. Additionally, we might add some extra actors depending on the scene. We want to create a sense of socialization in the video.
4. Makeup: Makeup will not be anything over the top. Any actors that wears makeup, if any, will be natural because we want the audience to be able to relate to it.
5. Props: Some props that we will be using is a car and money. We are not sure what other props we will be using right now, but if we do use additional props they will contribute to the overall theme of the song which is young, dumb, and broke. We might use food as well just to show that we’re having a good time.
6. Setting: We’re going to have various settings in the music video to contribute to the idea teenagers have very busy social life’s . We want to show that teens are always on the move and having fun.