Short Music Video

Short Music Video - Teenage Dream 

Evaluation 

Low and Behold, before we realised it, Rania and I began planning our final preliminary task. Despite the fact that it was optional, we decided that creating a short music video would be a wise decision because it would allow us to experience or, more accurately, give us a taste of what creating/producing the final music video would be like. We wanted our short music video to be incredibly remarkable, given the loss of a short video prior to developing that product. Our group had split up because our work ethics were too divergent and competition was rampant among our peers. We wanted it to be lively, fun, interactive, and engaging for the audience while requiring a certain level of talent. We were so determined that I made the props, cookies, brownies, and picnic basket myself, but it was still enjoyable. Our search for a park to shoot in our city was a long one, but it all came together wonderfully in the end. The short music video made me recognise that I needed to improve my directing skills during a shoot, as well as my ability to think of a solution on the spot if one shot did not connect with another. This allowed me to assist and guide Raania, the cinematographer, more effectively.

One of the most important components of the music video was storyboarding and shot preparation since this served as a guide for both us and the actors. Of course, in the end, we added variations to connect the visuals, and some just because we could, which would have provided an ideal touch. While the main planning and shoot itself went great, the pressure was on to edit a short music video which would be appealing and pay off the hard work my team put in. So I got to work and just as I indicated editing the music video was a tedious yet rewarding process. Choosing the accurate shoots, cutting, applying effects and most of all the colour grading took time and effort and a great deal of skill. However, by the end of the short music video, I could efficiently operate the basic features of Adobe Premiere so I took this as an obvious win.