- The task for this project was to recreate the first 30 seconds of 'Hit Me Baby' by Britney Spears. We had to create each and every shot within those 30 seconds.
2. What process did you go through to complete the task?
- The first task was to find the locations which match the song. It was easy because the song is located in a school therefore we already had our different locations for the first 30 seconds e.g. Classroom and corridor near the lockers.
- We then had to decide who was going to do the filming and who will be participating in the music video to do the performance. I participated in the music video and did the performance which I really enjoyed.
Planning evidence:
- 0-10 seconds = foot tapping (we could not do the pencil tapping because the girl who was going to be Britney was not in that day therefore we got another girl to do the foot tapping and did not do the pencil tapping scene which made the shot very lengthy)
- 11-13 = bell shot
- 13-14 teacher shot
- 15-17 = whole group shot
- 17-21 = mixture of shots with everyone dancing and performing
- 22-26 = mixture of shots of the girl lip=syncing (close-ups, mid-shots, long-shots at different locations e.g. corridor, lockers)
- 26-30 = lip-syncing and dance performances
3. What did you learn from the experience? ( number of cuts/shots, physical movement, editing, miss-en-scene, performance)
- Camera - From this exercise I learnt that in music videos there are many shots. During this task, I also realised that these shots are not very long in length and they have to fit in very well with the music and the lyrics.
- Sound - The music of every pop video can be very fast or slow and also without any lyrics but only if the shots and filming goes very well with the video as it has to attract its audience to watch it and keep them entertained. The music for this video is very fast and includes many beats therefore there are many shots and the lip-sync makes it look more authentic.
- Mise-en-scene - Most important convention of pop videos are its different locations. Due to many different shots, the music video have to have different locations which look very interesting and eye-catching for the viewers. Also, the costumes make the artist look very eye catching and helps to represent his or her type of character according to the music video and its narrative. Also, if there is performance involved in the music video then the costumes help make it look much more interesting and the artist to stand out.
- Editing - All the editing was done on Final Cut Express. This task is very important because it teaches how to edit small and fast shots and where to cut each shot. It also helped me to manage my time and prepare an almost exact video as Hit Me Baby.
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