2. What have you learnt from participating in each of the prelim tasks?

We had to complete 5 tasks during this project. From each of these, I gained skills and confidence that will benefit me next year when I am making my own video.


Task 1: Audition video

• Learned how to lip-sync convincingly
• Became more comfortable in front of a camera
• Started to become familiar with the song

My Audition Video

Task 2: Learn and practice your performance

• Became familiar with my character
• Learned how he moves and his overall attitude during the performance
• Learned the song on drums

Task 3: Help to plan and organise your costume

• Thought about how to achieve the same look as the character
• Made me realise the amount of planning and effort that goes into how a character looks

My role

Task 4: The shoot

• Realised the scale of the shoot and  how many different people were needed to achieve the shots that we wanted
• Learned about the importance of using different lenses for different setups
• Learned how important lighting is for achieving certain looks and how complicated it actually is to achieve these looks
• Learned more about all the individual roles
• Realised just how tiring a full-day shoot is
• Became much more comfortable in front of a camera
• Used the clapperboard for a few shots
• Made me realise how much planning is necessary for a shoot when working with lots of people
• Got me thinking about my own video, what is achievable, how I could achieve certain looks and how much planning I will have to do prior to the shoot

My final costume

Task 5: The edit

• Realised just how much work goes into putting a music video together
• Learned how important quick cutting is to keep a fast pace for the video
• Learned about how important multi-track editing is for staying organised when editing
• Learned how much grading can change the overall look and mood of a video

Overall, I am now more confident in front of a camera and I am more familiar with the style of editing required to make a music video. I am now also aware of the amount of work that needs to be put in for a project of this size and I have started to think in advance about my video as I know that next term will be fairly hectic with all the required planning.