Shooting a Music Video
I am aware that making preliminary tasks for our advanced portfolios was not a requirement unlike our foundation portfolios. Yet, I found that preliminary tasks help me shape up and polish my skills for the final project since just like my foundation portfolio, I was once again the person who had to shoot, edit and create our final products. These were personal preliminaries as in my team mates did not take part in these and these were my own efforts as to warm up my skills.
For my first preliminary, I decided to shoot a music video on GROUPLOVE's Tongue Tied due to it's jolly playful mood. I assumed it would be easier to create as opposed to a song with serious themes similar to my final music video.
I wanted to incorporate vintage camcorder-looking effects into an arcade location which gave a nostalgic vibe to the music video. To make a visual of this, I created a trusty Pinterest board which functioned as a mood board.
For casting, I simply asked two friends of mine to act with me - Khazina and Saffa.
For the location we had to pick a place which fit the mood board and was simultaneously safe as we did not have any escort. At the end we decided to shoot at Emporium mall due to it's close proximity and a variety of sets in on place such as stores, the parking lot, grocery stores and an arcade. Up till this point I was not aware of the procedures one has to officially go through to get permits for shooting at a place. I just left for the mall but surprisingly we did not get stopped for shooting. Beginner's luck?
In terms of equipment, I used my iPhone 13 Pro Max in Cinematic mode. I have learned that as a beginner film maker you may not have the biggest budget or the highest end gear, but if you think outside the box a little you can make your tools work almost as well.
We did not have a set shot list since I assumed I would not need one for a music video. We just went to random spots with my phone and tripod and set up our shots. All of them were rather spontaneous. However, whilst editing I did not have enough clips and had to use clips lying around of times I hung out with my friends which led to the video looking disorganized.
For editing, I used Capcut mobile due to the extensive library of effects I wanted to use to make my music video rather compelling. By assembling clips in the software, editing them and adding effects and transitions - my music video was done!
I think this was a learning opportunity which definitely polished my skills and taught me the importance of shot listing. (Edit: created a shot list and story board for final music video to stay safe.)