LH: Storyboarding Music Videos

The first method we have is camera equipment like the jib. It has enabled us to keep slow moving shots looking fluid and not bumpy, this is a clever use as creates slow movement for the camera making it look professional, another method that can be used to gain similar movement in shots is through the track and dolly.

Another method was within the editing process, we can see above that there are two images composited onto one and other. This is done through changing the opacity of the clips and placing them  at the same point (one above the other) on the editing timeline. This works effectively in our piece as it gives off a dreamy feel which links closely to the track. 

This image above shows two methods of unconventional film-making, which could be described as more postmodern. I will begin with the factor of breaking the fourth wall, This is where the character in the shot looks directly through the lens of the camera. This is particularly unconventional of film-making, as it is commonly known that when making videos eye line should be diverted away from the camera to pretend it is not there, this rule is broken in order to connect with the audience in a music video, therefore making it effective in our case.

Also, in this shot we can see the use of a pull focus which is a method done while filming rather than in the editing process. This shot changes from a period of out of focus to going into a more in focus shot in a matter of seconds. This is not a conventional way of shooting, and it is rare in traditional film to see this technique used particularly frequently.

Another method that we used in our shoot which is not conventional of traditional film is the use of lip-syncing. It allows the performer to connect with the audience by reciting the lyrics in time with the song, and then it is placed on the correct position on the timeline, this is vital to make sure it is correct with the music. This is not conventional in traditional film and is only ever used in music videos of the post-modern era.

In our clip we decided to use a montage sequence this allows us to go through many shots in a very quick succession. Music videos are of postmodern form, this means that many of the traditional film making techniques are adapted. We have done this in our case through not using the normal method of continuity editing, in fact we steered clear from this through editing with a more disjunctive technique and montage techniques.