Mini project

This post contains a mini project that helped us learn how to shoot a music video. We shot our verse as a group and then created this post together. 

My teacher gave each group a verse from, " Here Comes The Sun" by the Beatles. We had to plan a scene which included various camera work and edits. The goal was to practice our lip syncing and editing the video to make it match the song. 

Pre Production

Before the process of production, our teacher introduced us to the song that we all have to make a video with and tasked each group with a single, but different verse. In which they have to make

a music video that involves lip syncing. We were then instructed to create a quick 15 minute storyboard for the single verse. Originally, we came up with the idea of playing with lighting, making use of our phone flashlights and revolving it

over the main character (Bagus) head to make it more emotional and suspenseful on the Mise En Scene, but after a long consideration about how the phone camera would not focus, we decided that it is best for us to create the image that someone progressively getting happier with more people accompanying

the main character who is sad. While the main character (Bagus) continues singing as more people enters the scene. 

Through sound and Mis En Scene, we instructed Bagus to act sad on the first shot while he lip syncs the lyrics as there is no one accompanying him, with a sad and flat face. But as the lyrics say, "here comes the sun" the scenes in which one by one of Bagus's friends enter and singing along make him progressively happier. In the final scene everyone will gather around Bagus while the music

goes on, and he will look very happy and laughing. 

Above was the storyboard made by Saka, this was before we started production. This storyboard has helped us visualize the actual video before we started recording, enabling us to save time. There were also notes highlighted on the storyboard to indicate specific details such as emotions. 

Production

During production, we filmed it in an empty bright classroom. First we used a close up camera angle to show that the subject has a straight face while singing. Then as the song progresses, we use a medium shot to show more of his friends singing with him and finally a long shot to show everyone happily singing together while having a great time.

For the edit, we compile the videos and sync it to the song, which is selecting and arranging the clips, so that whenever the lyrics ‘here comes the sun’ is heard, it cuts and adds another subject to the scene.

Behind the scenes 

Caption: Bagas finding the right angle for the shot

Caption: Bagas recorded Bagus while he tried  to remember the lyric of the song

Caption: Saka is about to record Bagas and Bagus singing together

Post Production

Post production comments: We edited the video using capcut, we synchronized the song and the video recording. Editing process was fairly easy and short as there are no special effects involved, probably the most challenging part of the work is just synchronising to the music to make it exact. Other than that everything was fine. 

Problem:

• We originally wanted to film in a dark room first and used a flashlight to make it seem like it was the sun. However, after seeing the results, it turned out like a scene from a horror movie so we scrapped that idea.

Solution:

• We record the scene in a bright room and change the idea to a more simpler one which is to friends singing along with Bagus (our star) and he progressively becomes happier.

Next time what to do:

• Choose a more simpler plan to do so that we finish filming earlier, can edit as soon as possible and gain feedback from peers.

In this mini project I did most of the editing work which was done on capcut . this mini project did give me a heads up on what were going to face in the future making for the actual music video project. Therefore having this gives us a headsup to make better preparations and manage our time well , since we did struggle on completing this as we are chasing the deadline. Moving on we would like to have better time management and better planning as well for our music video.