Lip-Sync Exercise

What did you do to prepare?

To prepare towards this lip sync we printed out the lyrics three nights before the shoot. Therefore our group members knew the lyrics during the day of the shoot making it easier for people to lip sync towards the song. Our group was also told to bring some costumes into the set therefore we all decided to go for the casual and original style look (despite me bringing in a morph suit). Despite our costumes being plane we attempted to attract the audience through our excitement and dance move.

What did you do in the studio?

As we entered the set we were impressed with the set given to us. There was  main locations that were used one of which was a rock wall that had a track for the camera to do dolly's. The second location The last location was a plane green screen that allowed us to place images behind however due to time constrains we were unable to.
was a couch with funky light ceilings behind while we were using a tripod with a Canon 5D mark III with a Carl Zeiss 16-35mm to illustrate a clear mid shot.

What did you learn?

We learn t some of the roles available within the shoot. One was a Floor Manager whom was seen to be talking care of everyone on the set, making sure everyone is ready to film at the same time and more (basically taking care of everything on the floor). The other two was a Director and a camera man whom basically directs the shot for the actors while illustrating the directors idea towards the cameraman to see if its doable. There is also someone whom takes charge of playing the Music when everyone is ready and last but not least the actors whom act.

What did you do in suite, what steps did you take to cut the video?

One of the methods I learn t to edit a music video is through placing all the video content halfway through the song (after we placed the music to match the lip sync) then we just dragged the clip onto the part of the song and cut the bits that aren't necessary. We also learnt to end the cut the scene towards the beat to making it more visually impressive.

What did you learn about editing a music video?

That editing plays a huge role within music videos genre match the genre i.e pop has very quick cuts jumping into random scenes. When editing the music video you have to sync the video clip with the play back that has a time code. You do this in order to sync the Song with the actors lips making it easier to edit further on. 

Did you make any mistakes on the day? How could you shoot or cut the video more effectively next time?

One of the things I should have done when I was directing the scene on the sofa was that I should make the actors do a different emotion or movement for every shot. As for music videos of the Genre Pop it should be different and random. In terms of acting I should have made my lip movements bigger to make it more clear (especially for a music video).