Music Video Blog

 All in all, this music video could have had major improvements from the beginning. My idea was unique and pioneered a different genre of music video. However, it might have benefited from a different plot with more human actors. In my defense, I was the sole director, editor, and writer. This music video also would excel from shots focused on scenery. With lack of audio besides the music, it would have been hard to develop any other storyline. Additionally, since I did not have lyrics in my song, all the mood would stem from the song. I had many different challenges during the entire production. I had to try and film during good weather with enough sunlight. This meant consistently stopping during an overpass or when other people were in the shot. However, since my setting was nearby, I was easier for me to quickly move outside and get the shots I needed. Probably the most difficult part of the project was the editing. Even with the storyboard to refer to for all of the shots, the video somehow did not fit within the time constraints. I managed to replace some of the scenes from the story board with similar length shots that had a similar purpose. For example, a scenic skyline was changed to a sunset with the roofs of smaller residences. Editing also consumed the most time. When editing, it is very tedious to add all of my clips together, before trimming them accordingly. From here I will have to add the effects to consistently replay the project to check. Especially when there are more than 3 layers over the project. Some of these layers have different green screens and different sizes and positions so that it lays somewhat naturally. This was by far, the most difficult part since I had not actually filmed with the props outdoors, but rather used chroma key (green screen) to make it appear that the trash props were on set.