Transition Music Video

Outkast - Hey Ya 

By Holly, Lewis, Kayleigh and Evie

Before we broke up for the summer, we had an insight of what A2 Media Studies is going to be about. We had to create an video for "A2 Transition". The whole idea of creating a A2 Transition music video, was to explore with with the video cameras, editing software (Première Pro) and also learning to use filming techniques (camera shots) such as, close ups and medium shots. The main concept of this music video was to experience "Lip Syncing" when filming and editing.

When filming this video, it was harder than expected. This is was because we used a song that included a lot of lyrics/ rap so making sure got the lyrics right and in time was difficult. However, I did all of the filming because I did not feel comfortable in front of the camera. The problem with the camera is that the picture was very "Grainy" and we did not know how to change that. I found it strange filming as I was not used to the video camera because it is different to what I am personally used to.

When it came to editing the Transition Music Video, we noticed that the picture came up darker than it looked on the camera which was a little problem with us because it was too dark. However, it was good to explore editing as I had never had ago to editing a music video. I did not realise how difficult and time consuming with trying to match the lip syncing with the track.

Overall, from doing the Transition music video, it has taught me skills and initiatives to when it comes to my actual independent music video for A2. Even though. this video did not go as well as I thought it would, it has shown me what I need to improve e.g. cut the song down to at least 2:30-3:30 minutes long, take time with editing and persist with it and to make sure I have the right settings on the camera when filming.