Music Video

The following link is the music video myself and my group have produced for this coursework.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCB148pVcmI

Before editing

Before we start to edit and produce our music video we decided to watch all of our footage and select the best clips which we can use for our music video. As a result when we transferred our footage from the camera onto the IMac we opened final cut pro and created separate folders for our footages based on the level of quality. This will make it easier for us to edit as we will know where to find a particular footage as we have shot the same scene a number of times.

Day of the music video shoot

View from the Golden Jubilee Bridge in Westminster

Today, we went central London to shoot our music video. We reached at our filming location which was the Golden Jubilee Bridge in Westminster at around 3pm where we managed to get the perfect lighting we wanted which was sunset. Due to sunset some of the difficulties we faced today were that the sun blocked our actors in the camera as a result we had to wait for the sun to move so that we could get accurate and professional shots needed for our video. The bridge also got a lot busy during rush hour which made it harder to film as we had members of the public walk through the scenes whilst we were filming a particular verse. As a result we had to start from the beginning as we wanted to make sure our shots were realistic where tried to follow the convention of using a range of different camera angles and shots.

We finished shooting at 5pm where we managed to get all the shots needed from this location as a result it was good that we decided as a group not to choose Trafalgar square as our second location. This is because we lost daylight and the location was busier compared to the bridge as it’s a big tourist attraction making it harder for us to shoot our video.

Planning for the day of shoot

As a group this week we have been planning thoroughly for our shooting which is on the 14^th November in order to make sure that we are organised and know what kind of camera angles and shots we want for our music video. This will make it easier for us to shoot our music video as we will know what to do and how to position our actors. 

Planning for the music video shoot

This week I am carrying out some independent research to look at the clothing of artists in Hip Hop music videos. I looked at music video such as ‘Ouch’ by N Dubz as well as Jay Sean’s song ‘Where Do We Go’ where I have found that artists in Hip Hop music videos mostly dress in casual clothing. As a result, we will take into account the clothing worn in existing music videos to decide what the actor in our music video will wear.

Jay Sean - She Has No Time lyrics

Hold on a sec let me just get this straight you're leaving now
You go and do that shit and tell me that we're even now
It ain't no way to right the wrong I did I know it's wack
But you don't go and fuck someone else just to get me back
Look I'm a man, we do some things that ain't planned
I didn't even know her name I didn't even ask

Man I wasn't thinking at all, at all
I know you don't think love and lust can be two different thing
But there are men in every strip club wearing wedding rings
And I ain't say this right
And I'm just saying the truth
That we don't think alike
We ain't made the same as you
I don't carry no emotions for that other chick
Ain't no relationship look I was on some selfish shit
But I love you girl and you know that
You know that so won't you come back

Says she has no time
She said she said
She said she said
Says she has no time
She said she said
She said she said

I'm pretty sure that right now my words are kinda useless
And even as I say them I hear bullshit and excuses
But I'd rather be real and tell you for a lot of us
It's a conscious effort not to stray and stay monogamous
And you can tell your girls and they'll think I'm a jerk
But I'm willing to do anything girl to make it work
Cause now I just regret it

Says she has no time
She said she said
She said she said
Says she has no time
She said she said
She said she said

And ever since then it's been weighing on my mind
Weighing on my mind
That's why I couldn't hold a lie
And told you everything that happened thinking that would make it right
I should have lied I should have lied
Cause you'd have took the guilt out of me
But it changed the way that you see me
I see you
Can't let this slide

Says she has no time
She said she said
She said she said
Says she has no time
She said she said
She said she said

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