For the purpose of this exercise I will discuss how to make a music video using my understanding of the reading that was assigned. I will use different social activities, composing practices, and creative expression to help illustrate what I have learned. There are many benefits for artist when it comes to a music video. Music videos help the artist exposure level as well as their experiences. Making a music video also allows artist or bands to show or express their creative side. Music videos cost a fortune when it comes to who you want to produce your video. The good thing is that you can easily produce your own music videos that won’t cost you a fortune. There are also a number of sites to where people can easily post their music videos and receive feedback on whether or not it is a good video. Some examples of sites are YouTube, MySpace, or WordStar. There are also a number of different sites that I did not mention.
The first step of making a good music video is simple, choose a good song. Choosing a good song is key because you want people to actually like the song that is playing while they watch. Even though this sounds simple it actually isn’t. There are some things that you might what to factor into your decision process when attempting to choose your song. One factor is how long the song is. This is important because it is a process when it comes to making a music video and it might take too long if your song is really long. Also you might want to consider when the song came out because a lot of times the music video doesn’t come out when the song does it usually comes out at a later time and by then the song might not be as popular.
The next step is to form a production team. When you do this step you want to include a camera person or more if needed, a lighting person, and a director. All these are key when forming a production team of your own if you are not going to use a production company. You might want to have a team that has their own equipment for money purposes. You will then need to plan the shoot with your team. You want to include things such as when you want to shoot it, where, and who you want in the video. Make a list of crew member’s performers and pros that you will need. Also start to imagine you want your video to look. Take things that are popular in today’s media in consideration because you want to get people’s attention when they are watching the video. Also look at what kind of audience you are trying to draw in with your music video. Ask yourself if you want this to draw in a younger audience or and older one.
Next is to actually begin filming the video. This might take some time because you might have to reshoot certain scenes of the video and also go to different locations if you are going to use different areas. After shooting you want to edit the video. Play with the video and be creative with it. Sometimes people reshoot similar videos and those videos are boring because you see them all the time. You want to show some creativity and create something new that one day somebody else might want to recreate it. The last thing is to upload your video to a number of different sites so people can view them. You might want to post your video on Facebook and ask friends to share it so it can go viral. If you make a really good video then people are going to start to recreate your video by making covers or by making short memes. Remember to be creative.
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