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composition and framing workshop
First session
Our first composition and framing workshop was for the theme of 'Straigh/Twisted', which in our groups we had to convey so that the rest of the class had to guess what it was. Looking back on these initial photographs compare to the more recent ones of the second session, they look basic, although there are certain techniques that are evident. One such is in the top right photograph, where we have used depth of field to draw the viewer's eye to the knotted fence. The bottom left image of the stairs uses leading lines that the observer's eye follows, as does the top left.
Second session
Our second session of photographs, we agreed, looked more professional as we had considered the look of our shots more and used more techniques. In each shot we considered the rule of thirds, which created a more visually dynamic shot by having the subject of it off-centre. Again, depth of field and leading lines, combined with the rule of thirds gives these new photographs a more professional feel and are a lot better than the first session.
lip-synching workshop
Our group was given the task of making a narrative video (with the general theme of jealousy) on the topic of someone spreading rumours about another person. We attempted to convey the meaning of our videos with close-ups of Jack to highlight that he is the centre of the video and that rumours have been spread about him, also showing his distress and emotion.
narrative task
narrative/music video task
Audience feedback
The audience that watched our music video told us that on the whole, our lip-synching was good, although at some times it looked like we didn't know the lyrics. They said about our leading lines technique, but that we should have lowered the camera angle to obscure things that poked out of the wall to make it look more fluid. The shot of Katie and Rimini, they felt, was better because it was a lower angle that did not show the ceiling. However, we all agreed that we needed a greater variety of shots, as we only used two in the final video, as this would make it more visually entertaining.
Instructions to lip-sync
- Use a clip that you definitely know has a perfect sync as the base of the video. This way you can always cut back to this clip.
- Do some magic.
what have i learned about music videos?
From these preparation tasks, I have learned that making a music video is a multi-element process. A narrative needs to be formulated that reflects the concept of the song used. The lip-syncing will most likely be the most time-consuming task